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Many many years ago, before we put locks on our doors, or even had doors, humans lived in the wilderness. The […]

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In my experience, the best way to attack social fear is to face it. Part of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (which is used for various psychological conditions, including anxiety) is exposing yourself to the things that you fear. I once had a bit of anxiety when talking to women. So instead of packing up and […]

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I had a question sent to me recently, about presenting in front of a group of people.
“my problem is, no matter how much I prepare, I always screw up and get really nervous when it actually comes time to [present].”
The thing is, being nervous is your body responding to fear. Your body goes into […]

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It’s very easy to get discouraged when you plateau: when your learning slows to a crawl, and there doesn’t seem to be very much growth. But did you ever stop and think why it happened?
Skydivers aren’t afraid of skydiving because they’ve done it many times before. A lot of performers don’t have stage […]

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When one thinks of taking a “risk”, it’s often along the lines of death.
When I think of risk, I think of uncharted territory.
Risk shouldn’t be a fearful concept. If you look up the word “risk” from dictionary.com:
“exposure to the chance of injury or loss”
So will you be mortally wounded or lose something terrible if you […]

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