Fear is weakness
Fear is Weakness When we face our so called fears it seems like it was not nearly as bad as we thought it would be. Those so called fears are just little pebbles, if compared to a fear that sooner or later we will have to face to reach our destination. In my case my biggest fear is to speak in public. This fear erodes away my confidence; especially when I have projects that have to be presented in front of a big audience. If I’m not familiar with the people I forget everything, my face changes colors, and at times I even forget the language I’m speaking in. I don’t have to speak in front of big crowds every day, yet it is a fear that keeps me from reaching the next level.
When in class one day I found out that I was not the only one afraid of speaking in front of a lot of people. “The fear of public speaking is the most common fear and prevents many people from achieving their potential”; therefore public speaking is actually very common (Sisson). So why do we fear to speak in public? For me I feel as if I were speaking a different language I don’t even understand my own words, and I fear that people will judge me. Scientist have spent decades trying to figure out why people stress when presented upon public speaking. They came to conclude that “When people are judging you, and how you perform, you are almost guaranteed to have a stress reaction. Judgmentalism is a mainstay of most public speaking conditions; people are afraid of being evaluated and looking like a fool” (Beilock). For me that’s the main reason, judgmentalism. I don’t like looking like a fool in front of people, especially if the judges are people who usually see me as a strong and collected individual. “Acting in the face of fear will never be easy, but afterward you’ll be glad you did it”(Covey 119). Some say that overcoming your fear relives you from their chains. What we can do to overcome our fears can be doing what we fear; being a fool. “For instance, if you spent time each week
When in class one day I found out that I was not the only one afraid of speaking in front of a lot of people. “The fear of public speaking is the most common fear and prevents many people from achieving their potential”; therefore public speaking is actually very common (Sisson). So why do we fear to speak in public? For me I feel as if I were speaking a different language I don’t even understand my own words, and I fear that people will judge me. Scientist have spent decades trying to figure out why people stress when presented upon public speaking. They came to conclude that “When people are judging you, and how you perform, you are almost guaranteed to have a stress reaction. Judgmentalism is a mainstay of most public speaking conditions; people are afraid of being evaluated and looking like a fool” (Beilock). For me that’s the main reason, judgmentalism. I don’t like looking like a fool in front of people, especially if the judges are people who usually see me as a strong and collected individual. “Acting in the face of fear will never be easy, but afterward you’ll be glad you did it”(Covey 119). Some say that overcoming your fear relives you from their chains. What we can do to overcome our fears can be doing what we fear; being a fool. “For instance, if you spent time each week
Cited: Beilock, Sian. “The Fear of Public Speaking.” Psychologytoday. 25 April 2012. Web. 2 May 2013. Covey, Sean. The 7 habits of highly effective teens. New York; NY: Simonand Schuster, 2012. Print. Sisson, Natalie. “Five Reasons Why The Fear of Public Speaking is Great For You.” Forbes. 9 October 2012. Web. 2 May 2013.