Fear stifles our thinking and actions. It creates indecisiveness that results in stagnation. I have known talented people who procrastinate read more

Fear stifles our thinking and actions. It creates indecisiveness that results in stagnation. I have known talented people who procrastinate indefinitely rather than risk failure. Lost opportunities cause erosion of confidence, and the downward spiral begins.

There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it.

There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it.

Do the thing you fear most and the death of fear is certain.

Do the thing you fear most and the death of fear is certain.

I think we have to own the fears that we have of each other, and then, in some practical way, read more

I think we have to own the fears that we have of each other, and then, in some practical way, some daily way, figure out how to see people differently than the way we were brought up to.

If you worried about falling off the bike, you'd never get on.

If you worried about falling off the bike, you'd never get on.

Fear is the passion of slaves.

Fear is the passion of slaves.

Fear is an ague, that forsakes
And haunts, by fits, those whom it takes;
And they'll opine read more

Fear is an ague, that forsakes
And haunts, by fits, those whom it takes;
And they'll opine they feel the pain
And blows they felt, to-day, again.

If thy heart fails thee, climb not at all.

If thy heart fails thee, climb not at all.

Each time we face our fear, we gain strength, courage, and confidence in the doing.

Each time we face our fear, we gain strength, courage, and confidence in the doing.