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FEAR IS A KILLER !

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Fear is a powerful force. It is the enemy of success. Fear of all kinds and sizes is a form of psychological infection. It is a pessimistic concern. It roots in the depths of despair and worry and stress in general. Fear is such that it breaks down and destroys your will, your spirit and your fire inside. More people suffer in life because of fear rather than a disease or an inability. The ill effects of fear are many, let’s try to understand them. Because of f ear we remain average Ever wondered why some people never make it big in spite of having great skills! They have good ideas but they don’t share it, they have a solution but don’t discuss it. They have questions in their minds but don’t ask and have answers at the tip of their  tongue but don’t talk. That’s because of the fear of rejection, the fear that someone might laugh or belittle their ideas. This attitude stops them from growing in their career and they remain average. Because of fear we cheat on our

THE OVERCOMMITMENT CURSE

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Ask any manager and he will tell you that it is a grave mistake to take on work that the team does not have time and resources to handle.  In spite of this known fact, people still become victims of over commitment and invite trouble. There can be many reasons for accepting all the work that comes along like urgency to meet monthly targets, temptation to make more money, fear of losing opportunities, fear of looking inadequate, inability to say no, avoid disappointing customers  and the list can go on. However valid the reason, it still has its adverse effect on people, relationships, quality of work and eventually the health of business. The over commitment curse forces people to over stretch, make compromises of different kinds, live under stress to close jobs and unwanted errors occur. In some cases, timelines suffer creating unhappy customers and eventually takes away the peace and joy of doing things. Every professional knows that he must rise to the occasion