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Welcome to Productivity Paradox. I'm your host, Tanya Dalton, and this is episode 115,

finding the courage to go after what you really want.

So today, we're going to talk about courage and how to pursue something you're really passionate

about. I'm going to talk about two different kinds of fears that we tend to have, how you can

assess those fears, and then manage them in order to reach your goals.

I'm also going to get into the subtle nuances between being fearless and having courage.

They may seem like they're the same, but really, they're not.

But before we dive into today's show, I want to give a quick shout out to today's sponsor.

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those details in a little bit. Okay, so first things first, you can't talk about

overcoming fear unless you define it in the first place. So what is fear? Well, fear is actually,

you know, an essential part of life. It's usually a very helpful signal that tells us when to

run away from a dangerous animal or flee from a

threatening situation.

But in today's world, fear isn't always about physical danger.

Sometimes it can be internal and it can be a little mental.

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