Introduction Starting a new role can bring excitement, growth, and new opportunities. But it can also bring a feeling that many professionals do not openly discuss: fear of failure. You may worry about making mistakes, disappointing your manager, asking the wrong question, or failing to meet expectations. Because everything is unfamiliar, even small mistakes can feel much bigger than they actually are. The problem is that fear of failure can quietly affect how you work. Instead of taking initiative, you may hesitate. Instead of asking questions, you may pretend to understand. Instead of trying something new, you may choose the safest option. Over time, this fear can slow down the very progress you are trying to achieve. Understand Why Fear Appears Fear is often a natural response to uncertainty. When you enter a new company, you do not yet know the systems, people, expectations, or unwritten rules. Your brain wants to avoid situations that could make you look inexperie...
Hiro Onoda was a Japanese intelligence officer who fought in World War II and refused to surrender until decades after WW II. In 1944, Onoda was sent to the Philippines to fight against the American army. His immediate senior ordered him to never surrender and war may take several years to end. He also assured him that they will come for him and he has to just stay back and fight. In Feb 1945 when the American army attacked the Philippines with full force then Japanese army personnel split up in a group of 2-3 officers. The rest of the Japanese personnel were either died or surrendered but Onoda's group consisting of 3 other personnel survived in Jungle. His group set up a base in mountains and started attacking local civilians thinking that civilians are agents of the American army. In late 1945, his group got a number of leaflets dropped by airplanes reading "The war ended on August 15, Come down from the mountain." In 1949, one of the members of the group surrend...