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someone you liked for the first time. Taking risks and opening yourself to
new experiences is always a little scary.

The situation you are facing now and how your fear is manifesting may be
different from what you have experienced in the past, but you already know how
to overcome your fears. You have spent a lifetime doing it! Therefore, I encourage
you to follow Emerson’s advice and do the thing you fear.

It is the best possible way to grow as a person and achieve more success in
life. Every successful person I know has been willing to leap of faith even though
they were afraid. Because they knew that if they did not act, the opportunity would
pass them by.

I think the only way to deal with fear is to address it head-on.

Remind yourself that, “Denial” is not a river in Egypt.

The natural tendency of many people is to deny that they have a
problem caused by fear of some kind. They are afraid of confronting it. In
turn, it becomes a major source of stress, unhappiness, and psychosomatic
illness.

Be willing to deal with the situation or person directly.

As Shakespeare said, “Take arms against a sea of troubles, and in so doing,
end them.”

When you force yourself to face any fear-inducing situation in your
life, your self-esteem goes up, your self-respect increases and your sense of
personal pride grows.

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