I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.”
– Nelson Mandela
So many exciting things are going on, and I'm really happy. I can't express anything but gratitude to the universe, but, of course, there's always that little kernel of fear: fear of failure, fear of looking like an idiot. The truth is, everybody feels that, all the time. John Wayne famously said, "Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway."
Everybody has that fear. Really, It's OK. Anybody who has ever gone into a creative field has to wonder if they're going to look like a damned fool. It's a common adage in the art world that to make art is to stand naked on stage.
“Until you're ready to look foolish, you'll never have the possibility of being great.”
When I found this article by author and inspirational speaker Danielle LaPorte, it really spoke to that inner demon.
Then again, maybe my inner 6-year-old just needs to understand it's OK to be scared.
– Nelson Mandela
So many exciting things are going on, and I'm really happy. I can't express anything but gratitude to the universe, but, of course, there's always that little kernel of fear: fear of failure, fear of looking like an idiot. The truth is, everybody feels that, all the time. John Wayne famously said, "Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway."
Everybody has that fear. Really, It's OK. Anybody who has ever gone into a creative field has to wonder if they're going to look like a damned fool. It's a common adage in the art world that to make art is to stand naked on stage.
“Until you're ready to look foolish, you'll never have the possibility of being great.”
― Cher
When I found this article by author and inspirational speaker Danielle LaPorte, it really spoke to that inner demon.
Then again, maybe my inner 6-year-old just needs to understand it's OK to be scared.
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