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How to be Brave. Daring. Enthusiastic. And Risk Taking.

I don't know how to be any of those things.

But someone wrote this after she read some of my stuff.

Maybe she's right.

Maybe she isn't.

I don't know.

But what I do know is that I'm mostly driven by fear.

Most of my decisions were based on fear.

Fear is pushing me.

It's pushing me when I experiment with new things. 

All the time.

It's pushing me when I'm thinking about becoming obsolete. 

I was also mostly driven by fear when I quit my job.

And the only reason I might seem like any of the above is because fear pushes me.

Over and over again.

I quit my job because I was afraid that over time I would get too comfortable, that I would get lazy and then spend the best 10-15  years of my life there until I would be replaced by some sort of algorithm. Or whatever.

I just don't want to rely on someone or something that I can't control.

And for me working for someone means that this person basically has power over my life. 

I know it sounds exaggerated but it's the truth.

You always feel safe. Until you don't...

I only want to rely on myself.

Because that's the only thing I'm able to control.

I don't want to rely on a grumpy boss.

Or shitty clients. 

I also don't want to rely on a single stream of income anymore that could disappear within just a few seconds.

And I'm not being pessimistic here.

I'm just being realistically optimistic.

Does that even exist?

I'm realistic because the world is changing.

How will it change?

I don't know.

No one knows.

The only thing I know is that I can get ready for it and learn the skills I might need.

Fear pushes me to take action.

But I know it can also do the exact opposite.

And I'm optimistic because even though I went down the road less traveled I'm convinced that in the end everything will work out just fine.

No matter what...

So even though it might look like I'm brave, daring and risk taking I'm really the exact opposite.

My fear drives me to look brave, daring and risk taking.

I know it sounds counterintuitive.

But it's the truth.

It's my truth.

And honestly speaking I admire people who can stay calm and act like nothing is going on, like nothing is ever going to change when the truth is that there's a hell lot going on. That basically everything is changing.

Sometimes I admire those people's ignorance and inaction and I'm even a bit jealous.

Or maybe they're right and I'm the one who's being ignorant.

Who knows?

No one knows...

Still, for me those people are brave, daring and the real risk takers...

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