Fear of the Unknown

The Fear of Job or Career Instability In an Automated WorldDo you work hard for your money, and are you worried how all the automation and changes in the world today will affect you and your job? Everything is changing so fast! What’s going to happen to your job?

Jobs that once felt so secure are now being replaced or transformed so fast, leaving many of us wondering if the skills or trades we have learned will still be relevant in the future. Will my job even still exist in five years, or even one year? Right now, that’s anyone’s guess.

That’s why so many people are fearful today. This fear of career instability is very real! Ask anyone and see what they say about their own ‘plight.’ Will the rise of automation and artificial intelligence (AI) affect them? All these advances have got people worried.

After all, many of us have worked hard to become experts in our field, and the thought of being replaced by a machine or outpaced by technology can feel pretty bad. Continue reading

The Fear of Not Knowing What Your Failures May CauseFailure is a part of life, we all know that, and we’ve all failed at something and it never feels good. That’s why the thought of failing again is not a nice feeling.

Yet, what often keeps us up at night isn’t just the fear of failing, it’s the dread of what might come next. What will that failure cause? Will it wreck everything you have worked so hard for? Will it cost you your reputation? Will you be able to hold your head up again?

This type of fear isn’t just about making a mistake, it’s about the unknown consequences that may follow. What will people think of you? What if this one mistake will make everything fall apart? Your work, your relationship, your life. All these fears and what ifs can be suffocating.

So, while we all know that failure can be painful and inevitable, and that no one reaches success without stumbling along the way, the fear of what a failure may cause down the track is often far worse than the initial fallout. Continue reading