Fear of failing. Literature and Language Assignment

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Fear of failing
I have this fear of failing as we all do. However, mine is quite apparent. This fear causes my legs to shake, I forget how to breathe, and my world starts to spin. At times, my heart beats fast and I find myself constantly working to control my emotions to prevent a full-on panic attack. But this never keeps the ice-cold sensation that gives me goosebumps up and down my body at bay. This sensation makes my hair stand and when this happens, I hear voices in my head screaming at me and warning me not to fail. During these moments, I usually see the faces of my children and am reminded that I need to continue working hard.
To conquer my fears, I do my best to plan ahead. I believe that if I plan ahead, I will have ample time to think things through before I work on them. But as we all know, life never conforms to man’s wishes and so, at times things never go as planned. As a mother, I cannot show any weakness or appear frail because I will lose my credibility in the eyes of my two girls. I push myself to extra limits knowing that I need to be a good example to my children.
My children are my inspiration and unknowingly to them, I tend to siphon a lot of motivation from them. Their eyes are filled with hope, love, and laughter and when I see them, I feel fulfilled and a winner. Life can be scary and as a person who fears failure, there has to be constant energy or inspiration supply. Thinking about them led me to develop or come up with some principles which help me to fight my fear of failure. Relying on these principles has helped me a lot an...