There are as many reasons as there are people…
Page 122. There are as many reasons as there are people to concoct them, but all these reasons seem to stem the same three basic fears; fear of weakness, fear of failure, and, fear of one’s true self.
— from Failure & Resilience (Challenge/Failure/Perseverance/Accountability/Flexibility/Resilience) · Now, discover your strengths. Written by Marcus Beckingham and Donald Clifton PhD
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There are a thousand people who never attempted the thing they might have been great at, because they did not believe they were good enough to begin. The third danger is plain fear — and underneath most of our excuses sit the same three: fear of our own weakness, fear of failure, and fear of our true self. If I could give my younger self one line, it would be the simplest: don't be scared. — Failure & Resilience (Challenge/Failure/Perseverance/Accountability/Flexibility/Resilience)