Comments on: Conquer the Fear of Failing Today

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Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:01:57 +0000

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By: Katy

Katy — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:42:47 +0000

Great challenge.

By: Lindsay_Faith

Lindsay_Faith — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:41:56 +0000

Amazing post Jamie! You captured the internal struggle that I think everyone deals with and conveyed it in such an encouraging and “get off your butt” way! I loved it! My husband and I are moving out of state and I was nervous about my family’s reaction to the news and if I could really do it. But, at the end of the day it was my dream and really believed I could make a better life for myself there. So, I “pushed down the butterflies” and will be moving at the end of the month!

By: Jenny

Jenny — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:01:25 +0000

This is an awesome site. I found you via http://www.lifewithoutpants.com and I’m loving what I see so far. Looking forward to many more inspiring and thought-provoking posts.

By: Aaron Aiken

Aaron Aiken — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:23:52 +0000

Fantastic article and great advice. Rings a bell with a book that I just started reading called the Principle of the Path by Andy Stanley. Basic idea: where you end up depends upon the decisions you choose, and don’t choose, to make TODAY. Have an end in sight and then line up each day, each event, that with that end goal. Make a path to where you want to go…cheers to you!!

By: Andrea

Andrea — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:02:45 +0000

Excellent post. Totally relevant to me at this moment, but you already know that And I love what Steve said — “Hang on to your hats and keys, something amazing just might happen.”

I think I’ll keep this post, and that quote in mind, over the next while

By: Steve Errey - The Confidence Guy

Steve Errey - The Confidence Guy — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:34:44 +0000

What folks often don’t see is that fear is actually a darn good friend of yours. Fear is there to tell you that you’re about to grow and stretch; it’s there to say “Hang on to your hats and keys, something amazing just might happen.”

Folks do make the mistake that they need to do something big, grand or life changing to ‘conquer’ there fears, but it takes smaller, more graceful, more relevant steps to move forwards with that fear as your friend.

That’s confidence

By: Adam K

Adam K — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:29:25 +0000

Thanks Jamie!

By: Jamie Varon | A Life in Translation

Jamie Varon | A Life in Translation — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:30:51 +0000

Exactly. I emailed someone the other day and said “Your regret will be a lot worse than whatever is freaking you out right now.”

Maybe not A LOT worse, but it certainly will be something worse than having actually DONE something and failed. Plus, we learn from failure. We have a hard time learning from regret.

By: Jamie Varon | A Life in Translation

Jamie Varon | A Life in Translation — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:29:15 +0000

That’s great advice… to get it out of the way in the morning! There’s too much time in the day to talk ourselves out of it…