“The hero and the coward both feel the same thing. But the hero uses his fear, projects it onto
his opponent. While the coward
runs. It’s the same thing FEAR, but it’s
what you do with it that matters.” - Cus D'Amato
Everyone feels fear, not one person is immune to it. It’s a primitive response that is ingrained
in all of us. All sorts of fears arise in
our lives, be it heights, snakes, public speaking, failure, success, whatever it
may be. We feel it both psychologically
and mentally. Some people will freeze
while others with be called to action. We
also have a biological response to it that will dump adrenaline into our blood
stream that will put us in a heightened state of alert. But again, some freeze while others act. It’s these moments that people confuse with
fearlessness. It’s the fear that they
are able to harness that presents itself as courage. Courage is
our ability and willingness to confront fear, pain, danger, uncertainty, or
intimidation and act against those items. Courage comes from those moments where you
look fear in the eye and go for it. It doesn’t
matter if it’s on a field of play, battle or taking a leap on your own into a
new business venture or job. But you’re
willing to push through, fueling yourself with that fear that would crumble
others. Embracing the uncomfortable feeling of fear that is in all of us to
act, it’s your choice. It’s that fear that lets you know truly how
alive you are.
That all being said, fearlessness is a myth. I said it. Didn’t mean to burst any bubbles there, but it
is. It is something that we as outsiders
perceive to be true. But it truly isn’t
real. No one person is without fear. It’s just those that are able to harness that
fear and use it to their advantage are the ones that give off an appearance of
fearlessness. People that act in the
face of fear show their true courage. Fear
can be an extremely tricky thing; it can cause action or the opposite and
prevent action. Fear would be widely
considered as a negative in society. But
if you take a step back and objectively look at what fear can cause, it’s hard
not to see how important having fear in our life is.
Do
you have fear in your life right now? Because if
fear is absent, then there is nothing that requires any bit of courage. Can anything be considered challenging if
there is nothing to fear? Anything that
stirs up even the littlest bit of fear, gives us another opportunity to excel, another
chance to be courageous in the face of adversity, and that's greatness. If you do not fear something then you surely
won’t need any courage, and if you don’t need a little courage when taking a
calculated risk, then what ever you are doing certainly won’t make you any
better and probably won't be worth it.
Practically speaking, courage is
a choice that you control. You. It’s up to us to utilize the fear to our
advantage. Cement our wills and
determination in these moments to change our view of fear and not cower, but stand
with delight and see the opportunity to be courageous. This is something that requires us to act
upon, and it’s our acting upon these opportunities over and over again that will make us stronger. That will cement our courageousness. Whether or not someone is a soldier, fire
fighter, police office, fighter, mom, dad, entrepreneur, athlete, fear comes at
us everyday no matter how big or small no matter whatever our walk in life may
be. And those that act on that fear are
far more admirable than those that use it as an excuse to leave their current
path and quit. Don’t quit. Don’t ever quit. Don’t even let that thought come in your
mind.
Today is the first day of the rest of your life, go be
courageous and seize it.
G
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