How to cope up with fear of failure before starting up?

Question

Hello all,I get enthusiastic about ideas daily but eventually I dont execute it as I feel it will end up in failure. The fear maybe due to my past experiences as I tried 2-3 side projects/MVP that didn't picked up much traction. I eventually shut them down. Now I feel I dont have courage to do it again.How do you move past this mind-block and try once again?

Torwald · Accepted Answer

You probably have no real understanding on how to find customers for your projects. This is why you failed. Not because your software wasn't good enough.
So, your life intuition is telling you to not do it again: and it is right.
Learn first how to win customers. Prior to that you are not qualified to build a business successfully.
You can ask specific questions on that topic here, because a lot of know how in that area is on HN. But be specific, otherwise nobody can help you.
So, short answer to your question: Don't. Don't cope with a signal from your psyche, but interpret it right.

tjwds · Answer

In my opinion, there really is a lot of value in the Samuel Beckett quote:> Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.

marban · Answer

The person who fails the most will win.