Lewis HowesYour Personal 24/7 Greatness Coach

How to Stop Living Your Fear and Start Moving Towards Your Dreams...

11 Nov 2023 · 1 min

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In this motivational monologue, the speaker acknowledges that fear is an inevitable human emotion but argues that individuals have a choice to let fear dominate their lives or to act courageously and pursue what feels right in their hearts. He emphasizes that many people, especially those in mid‑life, may feel trapped by past decisions—such as a long‑standing career or education—yet they still have decades ahead to reshape their path. The speaker urges listeners to recognize fear as omnipresent, accept its presence, and deliberately choose actions aligned with personal energy and passion, even if it means facing ridicule or criticism. The core message is a call to self‑reflection, courage, and authentic living despite societal expectations and internal doubts.

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Can I feel fear? Of course I can feel fear. But at some point you've got to decide, am I going to live a life that's full of fear or am I going to start being more courageous and live a life that's courageous? Because we all have a choice and we could go one way or we could go the other. But really what it comes down to is like, I know I'll be ridiculed for putting stuff out there. I know that people are going to bash different things that I put out there, but it's more for me of like, what feels right in my heart is what I'm going to follow. And I think that's what people should think of. It's like, where do I have energy? If some people are like, I'm 45 years old. I've been in this job. I went to college for this. I'm like, you could live to, you know, 90 years old. You're halfway through your life and you're going to live the rest of the 45 years doing something that you don't want simply because you went down the wrong path for a little while. Yeah. And so I think you just got to get to a point where you realize there's going to be fear that's omnipresent. It's always going to be there. It's just the way that we are as humans. You've just got to be courageous at some point in time.