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Fear

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270 Quote(s) Found

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…if people are fearful for their jobs and afraid to speak up, the result will be an unhealthy silence.

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When honesty and openness are replaced by fear of reprisal, bad news is buried, problems are hidden, risks go unreported or misreported, and learning doesn’t happen, resulting in the worst possible outcome.

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Fear of failure can be paralyzing. People who are terrified to make mistakes, fail, or look bad are prone to the path of least resistance.

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Just because something is difficult, disagreeable, or frightening is no reason for not doing it if it is right.

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When opacity, secrecy, discomfort, and fear exist, they can overwhelm even the smartest, most talented groups.

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The truths we hide about ourselves and our creations stay secret because we bury them in layers of guilt and shame, of fear and self-loathing.

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You may feel a twinge of fear, but, unprompted, you put yourself in situations where you will have to perform [your instinctual strengths].

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Just go for it. Don’t let fear talk you out of a serendipitous experience you’ve probably been training for all along.

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…one of the biggest impediments to successful self-advocacy is a fear of asking for help.

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…anxiety, unlike fear, is a general condition with no specific object of fear.

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