Do what you fear, until you stop fearing it. Then move on to something else.

April 5, 2013April 5, 2013 Ara

Fear is no way to live, but it’s a good way to get you where you need to be.
Doesn’t life feel best when you’re continuously learning and improving?
Don’t fear the fear.
Use it.

2 thoughts on “Do what you fear, until you stop fearing it. Then move on to something else.”

Jared Tedrick says:

April 22, 2013 at 7:39 pm

This reminds me of a trailer for the new Will Smith movie, “After Earth.” One of the lines is: “Danger is very real. Fear is a choice.” This underestimates the power of fear in small doses, like you reference in this post. I subscribe more to your view, like that famous definition of bravery being “what you do in spite of fear, not with the absence of it.”

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Ara says:

April 23, 2013 at 10:27 am

Yes, Jared, fear is like a pain sensor. Without it, we’d burn ourselves on the stove every time or get burned by people in our interactions with them. I love that quote, in spite of fear, not with the absence…I haven’t heard it before. I do like the movie quote too, though. Fear is a feeling that needs to be controlled.

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