"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear -- not absence of fear." - Mark Twain

"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear -- not absence of fear." - Mark Twain

Fear is persistent. Everywhere I turn. Fear of failure. Fear of sickness. Fear of death. Fear of loss. Fear of embarrassment. Fear of....you name it. In fact, fear seems to be the driving force in life, in business, in politics, in culture -- in the world. And yet, what does a life of avoiding fear create? A "not" life. A life in avoidance to that which you fear vs. a life in pursuit of that which you desire. Avoiding fear is a path to a cowardly existence. Avoiding fear is the road to emptiness and despair. Resisting fear on the other hand would be the pursuit of a life in spite of fear. I desire/want X and there is FEAR along the way BUT I will NOT allow fear to be the determining factor. I will not allow fear to choose how I live or what choices I make or what life I have at the end of the day, week, month, year...my life! Succeed or fail, it shall be because I say so...not because I have avoided FEAR.