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Why We Should Define Our Fears and Not Our Goals

Bryce Purnell
6 min readJan 22, 2023

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Do you ever find yourself scared to take a certain step in your life, whether it be in your career, relationships, or education? Fear can be a powerful and paralyzing emotion that can cause us to hesitate and doubt ourselves.

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However, instead of letting our fears control us, we should focus on facing them head on and defining what exactly it is that we’re scared of.

In this article, we will discuss why it is important to define our fears and not our goals in order to grow and succeed.

What Are You Scared Of?

We all have fears, whether we want to admit it or not. It can be anything from fear of failure, fear of rejection, fear of the unknown, fear of not being good enough, etc. Whatever it is, it’s important to recognize your fear and acknowledge it.

Our fear can be paralyzing at times but if we don’t identify it, we can’t move forward in our lives.

Take a moment to reflect on what you are afraid of. Make a list of your fears and try to understand the root…

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Bryce Purnell
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