Rebecca Cox wrote in her article, “The Student Fear Factor”, how “students reveal tremendous anxiety about their educational trajectories and ability to succeed in college”(21). She goes on by listing many different students she’s interviewed and all of which seemed to have a fear for a range of reasons but almost all of them had to do with the students stress on school work. When fear is present, it makes tasks much harder to achieve and sometimes leads us to giving up, but as Cox wraps up her essay she points out how many students have come to realize that pushing through and finishing is more worth it than it would be to give up all together. After we accept the fact that failure is part of the process in succeeding, we will find ourselves being more willing to take chances, whether it be in class for students, or even in the workplace as employees.
When I become a part of my professional discourse community in the sports marketing field, the more efficiently I know how to handle my own stress and anxiety, the better. Sports marketers have to try and change the publics mind about a specific event or product. With fear and anxiety, it would almost be impossible for me to effectively get across to the people. Between the two, college and ones professional community of practice, many of the same types of stress and anxiety come along. Developing skills to manage these types of things in college can help you significantly later on in life.
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