Why We Fear Failure

What can we learn from psychology, physiology, philosophy, sociology, or culture that gives us a better idea of why the fear of failure can be so terrifying to some but not others? How is a person's aversion to risk sculpted by genetics, conditioning, or trauma? How have the results of this impacted our history, culture, society, and economy? To answer these questions, I'm traveling the world while researching Why We Fear Failure, and what I learn along the way will be shared in presentations and workshops, on social media, and in a book. I'll also be interviewing cultural, business, political, and religious leaders about their insights on how the local culture views and manages fear of failure, and then publishing these interviews as podcasts. The hope of all this is that if we can understand the underlaying processes that drive our brains and bodies to react to fear the way that they do, we'll then have an opportunity to catch those reactions, understand why they’re happening, reframe the situation, and hopefully generate a new and improved outcome. And those new outcomes are a chance to change ourselves, our lives, and our society for the better.