No Fear Here?

Some people think that fear is healthy, that it is a necessary motivator at times and that no one can live without a little fear. I beg to differ. Fear produces results in an unhealthy manner. I like to liken fear to a energy drink versus a good night's sleep. Both will enable you to stay alert for the day's tasks, however, energy drinks are not only bad for your body, they usually leave you feeling agitated and leave you to crash with fatigue once it has worn off. Many of us don't realize what habits and behaviors are motivated by fear. We equate fear to being scared things like heights or dogs. Fear is being scared alright, but you can also be scared of failure or rejection, which will lead you to avoid the thing that is feared, just as one who is afraid of heights avoids situations that involve heights (i.e. flying on plane). The more abstract fears like failure and rejection are more subtle and thus, unless you take time to figure out why you approach situations in a certain way, you will never recognize fear as being the motivator. Take some time to think about something that you do that you would like to change. Whats your motivation for doing that?