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What does it mean?
Facing fear builds confidence for future challenges.
In plain terms
You gain strength by doing things you fear.
What can you take from it?
Do the thing you think you cannot do.

Where it applies

  • career changes
  • personal challenges
  • crisis

Putting it to work

  • practice exposure
  • set hard goals
  • track progress

Questions to consider

  • What fear are you avoiding?
  • What small step can you take?

Another view

Some risks are unsafe to face directly.

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