The fear of failure is a common motivator that can be transformed into fuel for growth once one understands its origin.

“If you can accept that's part of you can use it as fuel and you can move right through it.”

Sadhguru encourages the idea of being a blissful failure, suggesting that aiming for ambitious goals makes the definition of success or failure irrelevant if one remains joyful.

“So I know I will die a failure but I am a blissful failure. This is my blessing to everybody. You must be a blissful failure because you set up petty goals for yourself and say I did it. I did it. What's that for human potential?”

He considers letting his fans down to be his biggest fear.

“Is that still your biggest fear? I read somewhere you said failure and and not wanting to let the fans down or the people down was your biggest fear. It is my biggest fear.”