In the words of Will Smith’s character in 2013, “Fear is not real. The only place that fear can exist is in our thoughts of the future. It is a product of our imagination, causing us to fear things that do not at present and may not ever exist. Do not mistake me, danger is very real. But fear is a choice.” Regardless of the circumstance, fear at its core is fundamentally the same for all people. We are afraid that something bad will happen when we try and if we fail things will be different. We think that everyone in the room is watching us. They can see our insecurities and all of our failures. They judge how we look, the clothes we wear, and how we live life. It’s sad, but fear has the power to allude us away from truth. It provides irrational reasoning in moments leading to growth. The alternative to fear is not to develop a false sense of confidence or minimize risk. The alternative is to strip fear of its only weapon: illusion.
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