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What? works uncomplicates learn more at freshworks.com what have you learned about how to deal with and overcome fear go if we were driving to a target and you're you know so you're going to go hit a target

somewhere and driving to the target

the closer you get you're thinking about all the things that go wrong all the bad things that

are going to happen all the stuff when one of my guys gets wounded what if they have iEDs in the

like there's a bunch of things going through your mind once you like stop get out of the vehicle

all those things go away yeah and you're doing the thing. And you're not worried about it anymore.

And so, let's just go.

That's the answer.

His fear is the same fear that we all build up for whatever that thing is, whether it's going on stage or whether it's jumping out of an airplane or whether it's taking risk with some kind of a business situation.

Well, the more you sit there and think about it, the worst it's going to get in your own head. For the most part, you're going to run into challenges in life and if you curl up into a ball and complain about it, that's not going to help you.

And if you say, okay, cool, good, here's some adjustments I can make to move forward.

That's going to be a better move than cowering.

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