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Whatever it is you want to do, you shouldn’t let fear get in your way.
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122 |
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Fear, for most leaders, is less a crippler than a motivator.
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122 |
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It is certainly important for children to learn to succeed, but it is just as important for them to learn not to fear failure. When children or adults fear failure, they fear risk. They can’t afford to be wrong.
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310 |
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Demagogues, by definition, need adoring crowds, and they create them by using the timeless method of arousing fear.
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333 |
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A nation state must protect its citizens, to ensure that we live free from fear. To do that, it must maintain armed forces to defend against foreign threats, establish justice and insure domestic tranquility.
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089 |
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No one should have to come to work in fear of the annual round of layoffs simply because the company missed an arbitrary projection.
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089 |
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Real or perceived, when there is danger, we act from a place of fear rather than confidence.
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119 |
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Fear is such a powerful motivator that it can force us to act in ways that are completely counter to our own or our organization’s best interests.
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119 |
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…in the face of fear, we hide the truth. Which is bad in any circumstance, but when an organization is doing badly, it’s even worse.
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119 |
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It’s impossible to beat an enemy you do not understand, and fear – in all its forms, from terror to apathy to hatred to playing it small – is the enemy of courage.
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