Overcoming the fear of failure and embracing my imperfections (quiz inside!)

I decided to write this post today as the last few weeks have been a a bit of a rollercoaster and I’ve been feeling pretty down about myself as well as scared to fail. I’ve always (like most) had a fear of failure and struggled to love myself after I slipped up. This has resulted in me doing everything in my power to stay perfect, I work incredibly hard, I push my imperfections away and I don’t do something if I think I’m going to fail at it. This has been who I am for a long time. It was only over the last few weeks that I’ve really taken a good look at myself and thought, this isn’t who I want to be.

It all started a few weeks ago when I was in tears and so so stressed over my yoga teacher training. Like many people say, its hard its, an emotional journey and I was really really feeling it. I was worried about all the hours I had left to go, I was feeling emotionally all over the place and I was worried about taking the exam, in case I failed. This led me to a place where I felt I couldn’t carry on with it anymore and after lots of tears decided that it was time to quit. Sadly, the biggest worry in my mind was not the fact that I’d given up on something I loved but, what my friends would think of me! The next day, I talked to my friends about it and I am lucky enough to have amazing friends, who were so helpful. One of my friends, really helped me see it from a new perspective, I wasnt quitting because I didn’t have the time, I was quitting because it was hard and I was scared of messing up. After that realisation, I knew that I couldn’t quit, I has to continue to work hard and give it a go even if it meant failure. I am so grateful for that conversation because it made me truly see the huge problem my perfectionism has become. I’m working with it, I’m journalling, I’m pushing myself. It is a journey and that’s the beautiful thing.

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How do you think you are with failure? Are you a perfectionist or can you love yourself, flaws and all? It’s time to find out….

https://www.tryinteract.com/share/quiz/6172f79ac21af800181ed6d7

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I am also so excited to announce that starting on Monday 1st November I will be launching an 8 day strength and stretch yoga challenge! This challenge is completely free and so much fun!

Every morning at 7am I will upload a 15 minute yoga video to YouTube for you to do. There will also be loads of stuff happening over on Instagram so make sure you follow me there too. We will work on the whole body and have lots of fun! If you are planning to join me make sure to tag me on social media @concentrated_sunshine so I can support and share your journey! Comment below to let me know your are joining. I can’t wait to see you there!

Big love,

Megan x

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