How to gain confidence and eliminate fear?

Question

I am a software analyst. I have been into toughest of the projects and have come out with good outcomes even thru very difficult situations in projects. But in spite of that when it comes to joining new projects and delivering, I somewhat seem to get afraid and nervous of taking up that project. This may be due to fear of failure or fear of slogging and putting in extra efforts which can ruin work life balance. How can I overcome this? Apart from professional life in personal life I am also not courageous and gutsy. Can anyone tell me how I can address this?

Answer 1

...as Winston Churchill once said......"the only thing we have to fear is fear itself really".
Try to understand that fear is based in an IMAGINARY NOT REAL plotline and outcome....not an actual REAL ONE methodically.
Nobody is "a mind reader" of sorts on how any future outcomes are gonna actually be played out and look like honestly....but you'll be darned glad and proud of yourself if you DO utilize all of your own positive energy to get a POSITIVE OUTCOME.....agreed? Ditch the negative FEAR based operations immediately...if not sooner.

Answer 2

sometimes the only way to deal with fear is to face it and move through it. So much has to do with your own self-talk how do you talk about yourself. what you say is what you get, so you need to start talking about yourself in terms of how you want to be,not how you are.
it's a mindset. it doesn't have to necessarily be reality.I find it helpful to create a mental picture of the reality I want - where I am confident, etc, and that's how I think...
for example it's like a person who is very overweight. as long as they keep seeing themselves as overweight then they'll remain that way, but even when they are overweight if they start seeing themselves as fit then they will be... what you say is what you get.
it's true.

Answer 3

i buried my best friend Saturday... precious, the cat... looked more like a raccoon from a distance... sharing a healthy, close relationship with a pet, or mascot, as some cultures word it, is a great confidence builder... highly recommend it... good luck

Answer 4

Get into some kind of theater class.