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There are two main outlooks that a person can have on life. They can see things in a more positive light, optimistic, or they can have a more negative perspective, pessimistic. The glass is either half full or half empty. It is usually a person’s life experiences which shape the kind of outlook they will have on life. If they have had many positive successful experiences, then they are more likely to be an optimist. If they have had more negative experiences and have not had such good luck, then they are more likely to be a pessimist.

Pessimists often experience much fear and worry in their lives and are more hesitant to take risks and make important changes in their lives. This could be preventing them from reaching their full potential and figuring out their talents. For example, somebody who may have experienced a failure at something very significant at one point in their lives will be reluctant to try it again and will start thinking negatively about it. That may also affect their outlook on life in general. They may start seeing the darker side of things and expecting the worst out of them. They will start avoiding taking other big risks for fear of failure.

Fear of failure can be one of the worst feelings that a person can experience. It can stop them from going out and doing things that they enjoy doing. It can prevent them from achieving success in every facet of their lives. For example, somebody could end up giving up the life of their dreams just because they were too afraid of what could happen if things went wrong. They may have turned down their ideal spouse because they would be afraid that something would go horribly wrong along the way and things would fall apart. They could have been successful and achieved many great things but it is that fear of failure that stopped them.

With every significant life changing decision that one makes, there is always that risk of thing going awry and falling apart. Usually the benefits of that decision outweigh the slight risk of things going wrong. Sadly, a lot of people chose to focus more on the negatives and that in turn ruins things for them. They are just too scared because there is no way to predict exactly how things will turn out. They end up sitting around and wasting their lives away and not doing anything new because of that fear.

It is very important to not let that fear of the unknown affect the decision you make. If things do in fact go wrong, there is almost always a way to recover from them. It is not the end of the world if you fail at a certain career or if you break up with a partner. These things happen and it is very important to not let a bad experience skew your entire view on life. If you are never able to recover from your tougher times in life, then you will never be able to move on.