The problem with stopping at fear

Fear’s number one job is to get us to stop before we can consider or experience the benefits.

Before you react and say no just because it makes you uncomfortable, or scared, pause, and make a list of all the potential benefits. Fear also likes to keep us thinking short term, rather than long-term, and happiness is a long-term game.

Of course, there will be downsides, especially if you consider discomfort a downside. Every benefit comes with a cost, and often that cost is the familiarity of our old selves. It’s likely it is totally worth the investment though.