“Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.”
We should apply this everyday to our actions and goals. If you never pursue your wildest dreams, you will always fail, but if you try and fail at least you tried. Putting all your efforts into something you are passionate about is worth the effort in the long run. You should tell yourself that you can. Prove them wrong. Show them you are the bigger person and can achieve the things you want to. Be all you can be and reach for the stars. If Thomas Edison's mom told him he couldn't, would we have the light bulb? If Phil Knight's dad said he couldn't, would we have NIKE? The answer to both of these is maybe, but it is because they tried that we have the light bulb and high-end, over priced sporting apparel.
Fear is a hindrance. Fear can be overwhelming, incapacitating, and paralyzing if you allow it to be. Fear can stop the strongest will of people from achieving both their goals and purpose in life. I, personally, have allowed fear to seep into different areas of my life and as a result have slowed progress in both my personal and professional life.
Fear deserves nothing of you because you deserve to accomplish your biggest dreams and your biggest achievements. Never let the fear of not being good enough, of failing, of messing up, or of not doing the best keep you from trying and pushing forward. You can do what you think you cannot because you are capable of more than you know. Give yourself the opportunity to prove your fears wrong and do what you are telling yourself you cannot.
Remember your dreams and fight for them. You must know what you want from life. There is just one thing that makes your dream impossible: the fear of failure.”
