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30 Days to a better man<br />

my internal debate this way. Because who wants to be a coward? A<br />

man seeks to be brave and courageous.<br />

3. Fear robs you of your integrity. Integrity means behaving in a way<br />

wholly congruous with your beliefs and values. But when we want<br />

to do something and we believe it’s the right thing to do, but we fail<br />

to do it because of fear, we violate our core values. Living true to<br />

your principles will always involve a healthy measure of overcoming<br />

your fears.<br />

4. Fear pushes you from the driver’s seat. A man is a captain of his own<br />

destiny. He makes the choices and chooses the roads that lead him<br />

to his goals. A man ruled by fear abdicates his captainship to his fear.<br />

He gives his fear the steering wheel. Who is the master of your life,<br />

you or your fears?<br />

5. Fear leaves regrets. A man does not dwell on the past. He learns<br />

from it, but never lets it hinder him. Yet if you allow fear to keep you<br />

from seizing opportunities that come your way, you will inevitably<br />

look back, kick yourself, and wonder why the heck you let fear have<br />

its way with you.<br />

6. Fear slows our personal growth. A man should always be striving to<br />

improve himself, to be a little better than he was the day before. But<br />

there is no growth without risk.<br />

How to Overcome Our Fears<br />

“Many of our fears are tissue-paper-thin, and a single courageous step would<br />

carry us clear through them.”<br />

—Brendan Francis<br />

We need not live our lives captive to our fears and insecurities. You can,<br />

through your will, become the master of your fears.<br />

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