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my greatest fear was always fear of failure..... fear is a great motivator!!!
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Lise Howe
Washington, DC
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Inna Ivchenko
Encino, CA
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Susan Emo
Kingston, ON
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I agree with Barbara Todaro Fear is the greatest motivator.
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Barbara Todaro
Franklin, MA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Susan Emo
Kingston, ON
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Great question and great answers.
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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You got all great answers.
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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I might have been "hesitant" in the past about something like jumping in the deep end of the pool. But "fear"? Like meeting a bear in the forest? Yep, prudent to get out of there. "Fear of failure" or "fear of looking stupid"? Nope. That's how you learn to plow forward.
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Barbara Todaro
Franklin, MA
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Acknowledge the fear and keep going.
Talk to the fear but stay focused.
Every-time fear is denied a victory its roar becomes less frightening.
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Susan Laxson CRS
La Quinta, CA
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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I am sure you know the acronym for FEAR - (not Forget Everything And Run).
It is...
Face
Everything
And
Rise....
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Susan Laxson CRS
La Quinta, CA
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They say if you're afraid of spiders, get a pet spider. I say avoid the fear and buy a goldfish!
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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- "I must not fear.
- Fear is the mind-killer.
- Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
- I will face my fear.
- I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
- And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
- Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain."
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Susan Laxson CRS
La Quinta, CA
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You have to look beyond the fear to the result you are trying to accomplish. You must have a greater goal than what the fear can block you from accomplishing.
A well-defined plan can identify obstacles and diffuse much of the fear associated with just about anything.
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Nothing to fear but fear itself, in the immortal words of Danny Elfman. 3:)
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Jeffrey Jones
San Tan Valley, AZ
108,016
Fear of what??? Snakes? bugs? Buyers with an attitude???
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Not focusing on it. I just always push forward and do not bother to be slowed down by fear. My fear is probably a good thing, since it motivates me.
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Run toward anything that has to do with it. Expose it to the light of reality. Learn that it is not what it appears to be but just how we process it. A person who fears, fears everything. A person with no fear...is free
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Some fears you can grow out of, especially if you have the fear as a child. Once you get older, you can research that fear, and realize that others have the same fear (and see the technical name for it), and that then you weigh the odds of 'it happening to you' or not. What caused the fear is deeper, because as a child you really may not know it's origin, and as an adult you could maybe 'guess' at it's origin, but you may never be positive Desmond Neoh. I think adult fears can arise from insecurity, lack of knowledge, and fear of failure . . . gee, I've had them all (HA!)!!
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Mostly fear is in the head and can be eliminated by redirecting your thoughts.
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I don't ever face fear and give it time to fester and win; meaning I don't stew on why I'm afraid and how I can fix it. Contemplating what you're going to do about it creates ugly blisters on your soul. I either attack it quickly and make it go away or I run the other way.
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Sometimes just admitting that you have fears allows you to find ways to overcome them .
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I talk to it and face it square on. If it does not listen or go away then I beat the crap out of it.
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