"The fear of losing money is real. Everyone has it. Even the rich. But it's not fear that is the problem. It's how you handle the fear. It's how you handle losing. It's how you handle failure that makes the difference in one's life. That goes for anything in life, not just money. The primary difference between a rich person and a poor person is how they handle that fear." ~ Robert Kiyosaki from Rich Dad, Poor Dad
So... how are you handling your fear?
My personal recommendation? Approach it like the hero in Paul Bunyan's novel Pilgrim's Progress. In the story, his hero has a special shield. A magical shield. It protects him from everything in front of him. As long as he heads straight at his challenges he's invincible!
If, however, he chooses to turn and run away, the shield loses its power and he's suddenly vulnerable. D'oh!
The lesson: GO STRAIGHT AT YOUR CHALLENGES!! Do so, and you're invincible.
Emerson says the exact same thing. In his words, we must ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS (!!!!) do the thing we fear and, as we do this, the death of fear is certain.
So, what are you afraid of? What would you do if you weren't afraid?
Time to do that.
(And, now would be a great time to do it. :)
"I recognized that it was excessive fear and self-doubt that were the greatest detractors of personal genius." ~ Robert Kiyosaki from Rich Dad, Poor Dad
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