While I was in secondary school, I also face same thing, seeing student who is ahead of my class failing makes me think it a very difficult thing to pass, the more fear I get the more I put in more effort in my study because I never wanted to fail, the fear of failure made me put in more effort, so I won't be a victim of it.

I think that having Dreams and Hope are what drives me. But fear is definitely a big motivator. I have always feared failure but sometimes failure is not a bad thing especially If you needed to go in a different direction. 
Working through fear brings clarity I think because otherwise you can get stuck.
I have succumbed to fear many times in my life and it makes my view of the world negative while leaving me feeling there is no solution.
Always push through fear.
Thanks for the great post.
!CTP
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Having an optimum level of fear is important in our lives. It allows us to take actions about the elements and circumstances we are afraid of. However, if this fear exceeds a particular limit, it hampers our ability to move forward. And I think, not every kind of fear works the same way. For instance, if I have fear of being rejected by a loved one over some matter it would become very difficult for me to discuss the matter with him. 

People are usually afraid from failures little did they know that it is the reason why we learn and how we can avoid the future errors in our life.

Good luck on the direction that you are taking!

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The way fear and failure motivates us is solely dependent on the individual, Left for me I'd say I'm my motivation because I'm the one that will decide whether to give up because of the fear of failing or to rise above that fear.

I was not a bright student in school, I've never for once in my life came first in anything sadly. But I'm good at so many other things outside studies so you know what I did, I started building on my strength. 

My weakness is reading but now I do that with ease and fun, but I wished it happened earlier. All the exams I've written, I always came out with a pass mark and people make fun of me, no in my presence though but I know I'm better than many in many other ways so I just don't feel bad anymore.

Fireboy in one of his songs said, there are so many legends and he is just trying to be another one and I think that applies to me too. I can't be the best but I'm going to be part of the best.

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Fear of failure is a great source of motivation👌. Anyone that has a set goal will sometimes entertain some fear of not actualizing that dream and of course, the fear will push him into doubling his hustle.

I remember doing a marketing job one time in my life. All of us, the marketers were placed on a 6 months probation with salary as well. The MD gave us a particular target on the numberr of sales that will qualify one from continuing the job after the 6 months probation elapses.

Hmmm, I wasn't good at marketing then but I needed the money. Oops, five months passed, and didn't make any reasonable sale....oh boy😃😃, I thought of losing that job and going back home to stay with my mum doing nothing, no one told me to double my hustle, I was afraid of losing that job, I was afraid of not reaching my set goal, I was afraid of going back to the financial crisis and lots more. All these fears pushed me to hustle more and in the end, I achieved more than the set goal from the MD just within the space of one month left!

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I have had a similar experience, maybe even the same. 

Unlike you, I did not have good grades in high school; they were usually average or below. It was until the penultimate class, when we were to take mock exams that would determine if we were ready to prepare for the exams in the final year (which was to happen a year later). 

I thought to myself, "if you do not pass this mock exams, you will have to repeat this year." And that would have implied losing respect from my immediate juniors and placing me as their mate. 

I geared up and began to study harder. And that was the turning point in my academic life. I began to take studying as a lifestyle and, in turn, began doing excellently. 

The time for the final year exams came, and I did better than most of my colleagues. 
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This post resonates with every single time I had to write an exam, do a presentation at work or attend an official meeting. Failure was never an option, even now, as I prepare for a major exam, I know that I cannot afford to fail. So, I am motivated every single time. 

I love how most of your posts are relatable. Well done my friend❤. 

This made me remember when I first gained admission into the Uni, those who have gone through this particular course were discouraging many of us, saying this course, no one passes it because the questions are so difficult. 

At first, I was afraid of failing too but later, I snapped out of my negativity and started studying I had the mentality that *“no lecturer would dare set questions not in the course for us... It's impossible. Even if worse, he changed the questions to confuse us. ”*

I was determined to pass and not fail and that helped me to put in more effort in reading so hard and I passed it. 

I was just reading a book where it says it is normal for a being to fear things but it becomes a problem if you allow it to overcome and control your life. 

Yes, to some, fear drives them by working so hard to have the best in the future, while to some, they would allow the fear to stop them from progressing because they are of the mindset that “after all, I would fail, I don't want to waste my time on it” and when you see these type of people, they are the ones who gives unnecessary excuses about their failures which could have motivated them if they know what they want actually.