Everyone gets scared. Even the most spiritual, successful people we know face their moments of fear. The key is to not be defined by your fear, but rather by your mastery of it. Below are my favorite quotes about conquering fear as you move towards your dreams. =)
“I will not die an unlived life. I will not live in fear of falling or catching fire. I choose to inhabit my days, to allow my living to open me, to make me less afraid, more accessible, to loosen my heart until it becomes a wing, a torch, a promise. I choose to risk my significance; to live so that which comes to me as seed goes to the next as blossom and that which comes to me as blossom, goes on as fruit.”
— Dawna Markova
“The amateur believes he must first overcome his fear; then he can do his work. The professional knows that fear can never be overcome. He knows there is no such thing as a fearless warrior or a dread-free artist.” –Steven Pressfield
“It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.”
― Seneca
“Thinking will not overcome fear but action will.” –W. Clement Stone
“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.” –Ambrose Redmoon
“Decide that you want it more than you are afraid of it.” –Bill Cosby
“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage”- Anais Nin
“Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark, professionals built the Titanic”—Unknown
“We’re in a freefall into future. We don’t know where we are going. Things are changing so fast and always when you’re going through a long tunnel, anxiety comes along. And all you have to do to transform your hell into a paradise is to turn your fall into a voluntary act. It’s a very interesting shift of perspective and that’s all it is… joyful participation in the sorrows and everything changes.”—Joseph Campbell.
“Feed your faith and your fears will starve to death.” – unknown
I think “Feed your faith and your fears will starve to death.” – (unknown) is maybe the best quote, short and simple. But all of them are inspiring.
“Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark, professionals built the Titanic”—Unknown. That is a Little bit hard, because we have to think of all the people that died when the Titanic sank. But sometimes we don´t do things because we think we need a degree for doing them. If we have the skill, we have to face the challenge!
Thank you,
Pati