[Discussion] How do you overcome fear of failure and a personal lack of motivation when high expectations have been put onto you?

The title basically says it all, but I guess I'll provide a bit of background.

I'm in my final year of high school, and finally, it's crunch time. Our performance this year makes up our entire University admission score, and to be honest with you all, I'm freaking the fuck out. All throughout high school I'd cruised along getting on by with decent marks in the 'academic' (top) classes, but now that high school has commenced and since I have absolutely no study routines I'm here at the start of the school year with absolutely no direction, discipline or motivation, and an unremitting and sickening fear of falling short from the high expectations that my family, teachers, friends and myself have set upon me.

I try to study as much as I can, but I find myself doing so in very sporadic periods, with some days resulting in me getting through a solid couple hours of study and many others yielding nothing but a night of procrastination and "I'll do it later" or "I don't need to study right now" overall mentality.

I need some help as to how I can break this cycle and make amends for my arrogance in the past, so I can hopefully achieve my potential. Any tips or advice would be appreciated!

Submitted February 19, 2017 at 04:17PM by AussieOwned http://ift.tt/2ljuahV