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What Are You Afraid to Lose?
Fear of loss can keep you from becoming who and what you most desire
What are you afraid to lose?
The question might just send a shiver down your spine. So what ARE you afraid to lose?
One of the things that keeps us from being exactly who we desire to be is fear of loss. Whether you fail, or if you succeed, and everything in between, can bring up fear of what you will lose.
All too often, I know that I have used this as my excuse for not going for it. There was a dream, an idea I wanted to pursue…but I didn’t, because of what I feared I’d lose.
The thing is, a lot of this fear is utterly intangible, and based on anxiety for things that haven’t happened at all yet. Overall, the thing you are likely most afraid of is worse inside your head than it will actually be.
Let me break this down a bit better for you.
What do you lose?
Let’s say you would like to quit your job and start your own business. To be certain, there is money that may be lost, as well as other material items like cars, homes, and other similar things. Chances are, however, that’s not what you are most afraid of losing.
A job you have today gives you a sense of security, no matter how you might feel about the…
