Course: UNV-103
Date: September 27, 2019
Topic 5 Annotated Bibliography
Creating an annotated bibliography calls for the application of a variety of
... [Show More] critical thinking skills: research, analysis, and concise exposition.
Step 1: Locate and record citations to scholarly articles that contain useful information and ideas regarding your topic. Think about an issue or trend happening around the world, choose one of those issues or trends to research. Be sure to choose resources that provide a variety of perspectives on your topic. For help on library research, refer to Topic 2 Library Research assignment.
Step 2: Cite the scholarly article using GCU Style. Refer to the Student Success Center for more information.
Step 3: In 100-200 words (each resource), write a concise annotation that summarizes the ideas and perspectives within the scholarly resource. (Ideas to include in your annotation can include: evaluation of the authority or background of the author; comments on the intended audience; comparison of this work with another you have cited; explanation of how this work illuminates your topic.)
SAMPLE ANNOTATION
Topic: Fear of Failure
1 Citation (including link) https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/fear-of-failure.htm
Mind Tools Content Team (2018). Overcoming Fear of Failure: Facing Your Fear of Moving Forward. MindTools.
Annotation
The article first starts off on what people view failure as because everyone looks at failure differently. We all have different perspectives and even though failure is usually perceived as a bad thing, some may view it as a positive thing and something you can use to learn and grow from. Diving more into the article, symptoms that can be found if a person has a fear of failure include self-sabotage, anxiety, low self-esteem, and a desire to reach perfectionism. However, a big way to stop living in fear is to set goals for yourself, no matter how uncomfortable you may be, and just visualize yourself achieving that goal, therefore imagining how great your life will be because of it.
2 Citation (including link) https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/smashing-the- brainblocks/201712/why-fear-failure-can-keep-you-stuck
Tsaousides, T. (2017). Why Fear of Failure Can Keep You Stuck. Psychology Today.
Annotation
The article starts off by letting the audience know that fear plays a big, important role in our life, whether we realize it or not. This work goes on to illuminate my topic because fear has the unfortunate ability to influence what we decide to pursue in the future.
Whether it’s a promotion, standing up to a bully, or deciding to try something new despite what others may think. Although it may be easier for us human beings to sit aside and let fear control, it’s never the answer. The writer of the article goes on to say that if you don’t get a handle on your fear of failing, it can go on to affect your mental and physical health, which is not okay. Overall, it will always be our natural instinct to fear everything and anything throughout our life, and whether it’s embarrassing, may mean you’re “stuck” or “irrelevant…” it’s important to know that you’re not the only one going through it, and that’s its okay to be bold and step out of your comfort zone.
3 Citation (including link) https://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifehack/how-fear-of-failure- destroys-success.html
Ho, L. (2019). Why You Have the Fear of Failure (And How to Conquer It Step-By-Step).
Lifehack.
Annotation
The main point to take away from this article is that the fear of failure destroys success. Most if not all people who we see as “successful” human beings have more than likely had to conquer some type of fear. If they hadn’t taken a leap of faith, they all would’ve missed out on a myriad of valuable opportunities. Some tips offered that I believe will help me do better at not fearing failure is to one, think positively. Although it’s hard for me to think of the bright side when my mind can go so dark, I know that practice makes perfect, and it’s just something I’m going to have to work on.
4 Citation (including link) https://hbr.org/2018/12/how-to-overcome-your-fear-of-failure
Peppercorn, S. (2018). How to Overcome Your Fear of Failure. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Business Review.
Annotation
In this article, the main focus is on a client named Alex who is preparing for an interview for a new position as a CEO. He describes being nervous and also feeling “paralyzed.” While reading this article, I learned that when setting the bar pretty high for yourself, it’s also normal to automatically think the worse is yet to come. When in fact, it may not even be because of lack of preparation, but because of past experiences hindering you from feeling confident. As related to the other articles, a common step in the positive direction is to “set approach goals.” However, something new that popped up is creating a “fear list.” By making a fear list, I would be “creating a checklist of what [I am] afraid to do and what [I will] fear will happen if [I] do it.” I genuinely am considering trying this because by me physically writing down my fears, I feel like it’ll make me realize what I need to work on, hopefully conquering my constant fear of failure.
5 Citation (including link) https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/three_ways_to_overcome_fear_of_failu re_at_work
Davis, T. (2018). Three Ways to Overcome Fear of Failure at Work. Riverside, CA: Greater Good Magazine
Annotation
In the final article I read, I was attempting to find one article that was purely focused on providing ways to overcome the fear of failure. One way to overcome the fear of failure that I believe is easier said than done, but important, is to “Find the benefits of past failures.” I know for me, it is extremely hard, if not almost impossible sometimes to reflect on my past. There are so many embarrassing moments, horrible mistakes, and indescribable struggles that I would love to keep buried forever. However, the day that I
am able to look myself in the mirror and prove to myself that I am in fact capable of overcoming this fear… will be a really great day. [Show Less]