Good morning and welcome to the Increased Rampact podcast. I'm Justin Sua and this is episode

1,238. I want to read to you a quote from Custamato. He is a legendary boxing trainer and he talks

about the difference between fear and courage. And this episode is for those of you who might be in a situation where you're a little

bit fearful. You know you want to do something. You know you want to step into the unknown. You know

you want to be the best version of yourself. You want to be a better leader or a better athlete,

but you're afraid because where you're going is going to require a different

version of yourself. It may require a new mindset, a new approach, a new environment, new teammates.

And listen to what customato says, quote, I tell my kids, what is the difference between a hero and a coward? What is the difference

between being yellow and being brave? No difference. Only what you do. They both feel the same.

They both fear dying and getting hurt. The man who is yellow refuses a face up to what he's got to face. The hero is more

disciplined and he fights those feelings off and he does what he has to do. But they both feel the same.

The hero and the coward. People who watch you judge you on what you do, not how you feel. Close quote. I want to read that last line again. People who watch you judge you on what you do, not how you feel, close quote.

I want to read that last line again.

People who watch you judge you on what you do, not how you feel.

We often say in sports that your feelings are not on the scoreboard.

It doesn't matter how you feel, only what you do.

Now we're not saying that your feelings don't matter, but in the arena of performance, one has to learn how to act in spite of how they feel.

And so if this is you, this is my invitation to you.

Act in spite of how you feel.

You may feel fearful, worried, scared and that's normal that's

okay that's all part of the process what matters most is what you do about it so i ask you

what are you going to do about it now how do you feel about it what are you going to do

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