There are two times in the course of any long term project at which things are at their most tenuous; two points when the project is most likely to fail. The beginning, and the end.
For many, the act of getting started can be too much. If you never really get started, there’s no chance that you’ll fail.
For others, when they see the finish line nearing, the fear of failure paralyses them; prevents them from reaching the end.
Elise had run a good race; a long race. Each breathless moment, drop of sweat and strain of her body and mind, had taken her one step closer to the end of the long line. She had always been afraid that when she reached the end her fear of failure would prove too strong; that when the alarm bells did begin clanging, the cracks that had been building in her would fin
