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4 Reasons We Should Overcome Fear

This is a 3-part series on How To Overcome Fear, written exclusively for Personal Excellence Book.

  1. 4 Reasons We Should Overcome Fear
  2. Understanding the Root of Fear (only available in Personal Excellence Book, Volume 1)
  3. How To Overcome Fear (only available in Personal Excellence Book, Volume 1)

This is part-1 of a 3-part series on How To Overcome Fear.


© D Sharon Pruitt

“Let us not look back in anger or forward in fear, but around in awareness.” – James Thurber

“Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.” – Marie Curie

Are you more of a courageous person or someone who is often filled with fear? Do you get intimidated easily? Do you make decisions based in fear? Do you look toward your future in fear of what will ensue?

What is Fear?

Fear is “a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined“. In other words, fear is state whereby you feel frightened or afraid, regardless of whether you should be afraid or not. Note the key word here is regardless. Which means even it’s possible to feel fear even when you rightfully shouldn’t be scared.

Let us first talk about how fear came about. Fear is actually a tool to…


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Published May 30 2009
Filed: Awareness & Growth, Emotional Mastery, Goals & Success, Series
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6 Downsides of Perfectionism

This is part-2 of a 3-part series on why being a perfectionist isn’t so perfect and how we should deal with it.


© D Sharon Pruitt

“Perfectionists are their own devils.” – Jack Kirby

“Perfectionists vary in their behaviors: some strive to conceal their imperfections; others attempt to project an image of perfection.” – Flett, York University

Perfectionism – is it really all good or does it have its downsides?

On the surface, being a perfectionist appears to be aspirational. Many renowned and accomplished sports athletes, celebrities, singers and professionals in their field are self-professed perfectionists.

After all, a perfectionist is synonymous with being an overachiever. You are constantly driven to visionary goals, turning your life into a blazing trial of accomplishments.

You push yourself to be the best you can be and unlock potential that is previously untapped, that nobody knew was present. You achieve goals which people previously thought were not possible. You seem to have unlimited strength and motivation to…


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Published Dec 18 2008
Filed: Awareness & Growth, Emotional Mastery, Productivity & GTD
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