Mike.

I'm Angela Duckworth.

I'm Mike Mon and you're listening to no stupid questions.

Today on the show, is it okay to be motivated by fear

I'm fearful just listening to this that's terrifying Mike, we have a great question from a listener named Jeff, and I'm going to read it to you.

Hello Jeff.

Hi, N.S.C.

My friend and I were recently watching an episode of a show in which the main character

jumps into a pit of fear.

And while it starts off with creepy creatures and generic fears, it turns into many of the fears we deal with on a daily

basis. Fear of not being accepted by others, fear of losing loved ones, and fear of failure.

By the way, I have to say that I don't know what show

Jeff is talking about.

Like, I don't know what pit of fear.

Like it's so metaphorical, but then he mentions creepy creatures.

I immediately thought of like a pit with like snakes and spiders and then suddenly videos come

up of your teachers telling you you're not good enough or something. I don't know.

Right, yeah.

So Jeff goes on to say, this resulted in my friend and I

having a conversation about fear of making the wrong choice,

not living life to the fullest, and fear of rejection. These fears seem to dictate

our lives to a pretty high degree. So I'm curious, how much do fears dictate our lives and what are some of the ways we can

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