All of us have fears—especially when it comes to taking risks in our professional and personal lives. Though there are some upside possibilities to “learning the hard way,” it’s often best to negate the negative connotations associated with risk.
With fear, the key is to not only identify it, but actually take control and use it to drive you towards that which you covet from afar. And, most importantly, never make a decision based on fear. The process of understanding your fears, taking calculated risks and achieving the success or parlaying the failure into something positive is a far more rewarding journey than a life lived without any risk-taking, regardless of the outcome.