Do it scared – Rory Valden Some things will always be scary. Some of the most important conversations you’ll ever have will be uncomfortable. There’s no way around that. But this can be empowering too. …
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Best Quotes on Overcoming Fear
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Best Books on Overcoming Fear
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living – Dale Carnegie Dale Carnegie’s work is helpful because he does a lot of research and interviews. This is not just a book of fluff to sell copies, …
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Your goals are hard – but living with regret is harder
The cost of doing the right thing gets too much attention. The cost of doing nothing gets too little. Eating broccoli to lose weight sounds like a sacrifice until you compare it to hating your …
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Negative thoughts don’t define you. Actions do.
Self critical thoughts. Guilty thoughts. Thoughts about what I should have done. Fearful thoughts about what others think. How dark are the thoughts that follow you around each day? Mine get pretty dark. This is …
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Your best decisions all had something in common
What are some of the best decisions you ever made? Think about it – the ones with the largest positive impact. Maybe it was pressing the “call” button to end a toxic relationship. Perhaps it …
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Sometimes hard work opens better doors than the one we knocked on
Have you ever tried to type “therapists near me” into google while you were violently crying? Have you gone to the gym for the 2nd time that day and stared at the mirror at the …
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The cost of failure is a lot lower than you think it is
Make a list of the things you’ve been putting off or todo’s that make you anxious. Give each one a Safety Score from 1 (failure has big financial or safety cost) to 10 (failure is …
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You’re not the only one who feels lost or anxious. The rest of us do too.
“I am very poorly today and very stupid and hate everybody and everything” – Charles Darwin Think Elon Musk does all his crazy stuff effortlessly and gets it right the first time? Nope. He works …
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What would you do if you weren’t afraid?
Fear makes a terrible compass. Clearly it has good origins – keeping us alive. Being afraid of tigers is good. Being afraid of the dark used to be good (couldn’t see the tigers). But fear …
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Do it scared.
Excerpt from Take the Stairs by Rory Vaden I once heard a true story of a woman who was trapped in a burning building on the 80th floor. Intensely scared of heights and enclosed spaces, she absolutely …