when we get started I have a question for you by show of hands how many of you
for you by show of hands how many of you
for you by show of hands how many of you have ever been afraid before anybody
have ever been afraid before anybody
have ever been afraid before anybody just wanted to make sure I was amongst
just wanted to make sure I was amongst
just wanted to make sure I was amongst friends and if you didn’t raise your
friends and if you didn’t raise your
friends and if you didn’t raise your hand I’m gonna take it you were too
hand I’m gonna take it you were too
hand I’m gonna take it you were too afraid to raise your hand so that will
afraid to raise your hand so that will
afraid to raise your hand so that will qualify it right there I can remember
qualify it right there I can remember
qualify it right there I can remember growing up and the first time I was
growing up and the first time I was
growing up and the first time I was never gonna hold a girl’s hand I was so
never gonna hold a girl’s hand I was so
never gonna hold a girl’s hand I was so afraid I had to put napkins in my
afraid I had to put napkins in my
afraid I had to put napkins in my pockets and squeeze them because my
pockets and squeeze them because my
pockets and squeeze them because my hands were sweating and I didn’t want
hands were sweating and I didn’t want
hands were sweating and I didn’t want her to know it another time in the third
her to know it another time in the third
her to know it another time in the third grade I won my class spelling me and I
grade I won my class spelling me and I
grade I won my class spelling me and I had the honor of going up in front of
had the honor of going up in front of
had the honor of going up in front of the whole school to compete against all
the whole school to compete against all
the whole school to compete against all the other classes I had the sole phrase
the other classes I had the sole phrase
the other classes I had the sole phrase I walked out onstage the lights were
I walked out onstage the lights were
I walked out onstage the lights were blinding there was a sea of my peers in
blinding there was a sea of my peers in
blinding there was a sea of my peers in front of me the teacher asked me to
front of me the teacher asked me to
front of me the teacher asked me to spell broom you broom and the whole room
spell broom you broom and the whole room
spell broom you broom and the whole room erupted in laughter and I can’t leave
erupted in laughter and I can’t leave
erupted in laughter and I can’t leave out the day I got my driver’s license
out the day I got my driver’s license
out the day I got my driver’s license I’ll never forget I had arrived I drove
I’ll never forget I had arrived I drove
I’ll never forget I had arrived I drove myself to the store for the first time
myself to the store for the first time
myself to the store for the first time and as I was leaving the store I was
and as I was leaving the store I was
and as I was leaving the store I was backing out and I was so afraid of
backing out and I was so afraid of
backing out and I was so afraid of hitting someone as I was backing out
hitting someone as I was backing out
hitting someone as I was backing out that I only paid attention to what
that I only paid attention to what
that I only paid attention to what having behind me and as I started to
having behind me and as I started to
having behind me and as I started to crank the wheel I’ve completely
crank the wheel I’ve completely
crank the wheel I’ve completely sideswiped a car accident fast forward
sideswiped a car accident fast forward
sideswiped a car accident fast forward to my adult life I had been working for
to my adult life I had been working for
to my adult life I had been working for a hydraulic repair company for six years
a hydraulic repair company for six years
a hydraulic repair company for six years I was miserable depressed and
I was miserable depressed and
I was miserable depressed and unfulfilled I thought the only thing at
unfulfilled I thought the only thing at
unfulfilled I thought the only thing at that point in my life that could make me
that point in my life that could make me
that point in my life that could make me happy was to buy a house so I started
happy was to buy a house so I started
happy was to buy a house so I started going through the pre-qualification
going through the pre-qualification
going through the pre-qualification process and it wasn’t until my employer
process and it wasn’t until my employer
process and it wasn’t until my employer had to fill out this document that my
had to fill out this document that my
had to fill out this document that my life came to a screeching halt you’ll
life came to a screeching halt you’ll
life came to a screeching halt you’ll see underlined that I made $30,000 in
see underlined that I made $30,000 in
see underlined that I made $30,000 in 2008 2009 and 2010 yes that’s what I
2008 2009 and 2010 yes that’s what I
2008 2009 and 2010 yes that’s what I made for living don’t be jealous
however it was the right-hand side of
however it was the right-hand side of the document that really opened up my
the document that really opened up my
the document that really opened up my eyes starting at the top you’ll see
eyes starting at the top you’ll see
eyes starting at the top you’ll see dates of next pay increase not label
dates of next pay increase not label
dates of next pay increase not label amount of next pay increase not
amount of next pay increase not
amount of next pay increase not applicable date of last pay increase not
applicable date of last pay increase not
applicable date of last pay increase not label well you get the point
label well you get the point
label well you get the point as I placed over looking at this
as I placed over looking at this
as I placed over looking at this document I asked myself is this my life
document I asked myself is this my life
document I asked myself is this my life if you would have looked at me growing
if you would have looked at me growing
if you would have looked at me growing up and you weren’t told me that I would
up and you weren’t told me that I would
up and you weren’t told me that I would have been working where I was working
have been working where I was working
have been working where I was working making the money that I was making
yeah there had been for six years my
yeah there had been for six years my question how did I get here and why am I
question how did I get here and why am I
question how did I get here and why am I still here I realize that that same fear
still here I realize that that same fear
still here I realize that that same fear that have been rearing its ugly head
that have been rearing its ugly head
that have been rearing its ugly head through all those situations in my life
through all those situations in my life
through all those situations in my life was still controlling my thoughts I
was still controlling my thoughts I
was still controlling my thoughts I figured obviously fear isn’t going
figured obviously fear isn’t going
figured obviously fear isn’t going anywhere I better learn how to master it
anywhere I better learn how to master it
anywhere I better learn how to master it so I started researching and asking how
so I started researching and asking how
so I started researching and asking how do I break through my fear how do I
do I break through my fear how do I
do I break through my fear how do I destroy my fear because that’s what
destroy my fear because that’s what
destroy my fear because that’s what we’re taught right to become successful
we’re taught right to become successful
we’re taught right to become successful we have to destroy our fears these
we have to destroy our fears these
we have to destroy our fears these questions led me to the Holton question
questions led me to the Holton question
questions led me to the Holton question of what if we’re not able to overcome
of what if we’re not able to overcome
of what if we’re not able to overcome our fear better again what if we’re not
our fear better again what if we’re not
our fear better again what if we’re not supposed to to answer these questions it
supposed to to answer these questions it
supposed to to answer these questions it sent me on a journey that I don’t know
sent me on a journey that I don’t know
sent me on a journey that I don’t know lovingly turns fear Lassa me
the reason I dug this dirty fair Lhasa
the reason I dug this dirty fair Lhasa fee possibly is derived of a Greek term
fee possibly is derived of a Greek term
fee possibly is derived of a Greek term meaning with our Sophia meaning wisdom
meaning with our Sophia meaning wisdom
meaning with our Sophia meaning wisdom or Sophos meaning lies and what I was
or Sophos meaning lies and what I was
or Sophos meaning lies and what I was doing is reading wisdom to fear because
doing is reading wisdom to fear because
doing is reading wisdom to fear because for as long as I can remember fear had
for as long as I can remember fear had
for as long as I can remember fear had been controlling my life so the first
been controlling my life so the first
been controlling my life so the first question I wanted to answer is what a
question I wanted to answer is what a
question I wanted to answer is what a lot of people think fear is the reason I
lot of people think fear is the reason I
lot of people think fear is the reason I started with the perception of fear was
started with the perception of fear was
started with the perception of fear was because I believed fear was not being
because I believed fear was not being
because I believed fear was not being able to do what I wanted to do because
able to do what I wanted to do because
able to do what I wanted to do because every time I wanted to do something new
every time I wanted to do something new
every time I wanted to do something new in my life I could feel fear holding me
in my life I could feel fear holding me
in my life I could feel fear holding me back so I was able to survey over a
back so I was able to survey over a
back so I was able to survey over a thousand people and ask them the
thousand people and ask them the
thousand people and ask them the question what is feared these are the
question what is feared these are the
question what is feared these are the top five answers that I got fear is the
top five answers that I got fear is the
top five answers that I got fear is the unknown lack of trust lack of faith I
unknown lack of trust lack of faith I
unknown lack of trust lack of faith I don’t know and anxiety the funniest
don’t know and anxiety the funniest
don’t know and anxiety the funniest answer I heard fear is cockroaches I can
answer I heard fear is cockroaches I can
answer I heard fear is cockroaches I can understand that one the scariest answer
understand that one the scariest answer
understand that one the scariest answer I heard fear is life once I understood
I heard fear is life once I understood
I heard fear is life once I understood what the majority of people perceived
what the majority of people perceived
what the majority of people perceived fear to be I was ready to find out what
fear to be I was ready to find out what
fear to be I was ready to find out what is fear actually will fear by definition
is fear actually will fear by definition
is fear actually will fear by definition is an unpleasant emotion caused by the
is an unpleasant emotion caused by the
is an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is
belief that someone or something is
belief that someone or something is dangerous likely to cause pain or a
dangerous likely to cause pain or a
dangerous likely to cause pain or a threat as I read this I thought ah no
threat as I read this I thought ah no
threat as I read this I thought ah no wonder so many people are stopped by
wonder so many people are stopped by
wonder so many people are stopped by fear they don’t even know what it is how
fear they don’t even know what it is how
fear they don’t even know what it is how can we master something we can’t
can we master something we can’t
can we master something we can’t identify not only now but I realized
identify not only now but I realized
identify not only now but I realized that the majority
that the majority
that the majority and people perceived fear to be only
and people perceived fear to be only
and people perceived fear to be only part of the second half of the
part of the second half of the
part of the second half of the definition a belief that someone or
definition a belief that someone or
definition a belief that someone or something is dangerous likely to cause
something is dangerous likely to cause
something is dangerous likely to cause harm or a threat with what is fear
harm or a threat with what is fear
harm or a threat with what is fear actually an unpleasant emotion that’s it
actually an unpleasant emotion that’s it
actually an unpleasant emotion that’s it can we just sit at that for a moment
can we just sit at that for a moment
can we just sit at that for a moment does that mean I’ve been emotional to
does that mean I’ve been emotional to
does that mean I’ve been emotional to better understand fear as an emotion
better understand fear as an emotion
better understand fear as an emotion let’s take a look at another way that
let’s take a look at another way that
let’s take a look at another way that we’re able to put fear and an emotion in
we’re able to put fear and an emotion in
we’re able to put fear and an emotion in the proper context according to
the proper context according to
the proper context according to psychology we have six basic emotions
psychology we have six basic emotions
psychology we have six basic emotions happiness sadness fear anger surprise
happiness sadness fear anger surprise
happiness sadness fear anger surprise and disgust let me ask you this are we
and disgust let me ask you this are we
and disgust let me ask you this are we supposed to destroy these emotions never
supposed to destroy these emotions never
supposed to destroy these emotions never to feel them again or are these emotions
to feel them again or are these emotions
to feel them again or are these emotions tools that are here to serve us fear for
tools that are here to serve us fear for
tools that are here to serve us fear for example if you’re getting ready to walk
example if you’re getting ready to walk
example if you’re getting ready to walk down a dark alley it’s fear of good
down a dark alley it’s fear of good
down a dark alley it’s fear of good emotion to pop up for you to keep you on
emotion to pop up for you to keep you on
emotion to pop up for you to keep you on alert to keep you looking around maybe
alert to keep you looking around maybe
alert to keep you looking around maybe to have you avoid the alley altogether
to have you avoid the alley altogether
to have you avoid the alley altogether fear in this
fear in this
fear in this nation is a tool to serve and protect
nation is a tool to serve and protect
nation is a tool to serve and protect you
you
you to better understand fear as a tool
to better understand fear as a tool
to better understand fear as a tool let’s take a look at another name tool
let’s take a look at another name tool
let’s take a look at another name tool that we have our hand opposable thumb
that we have our hand opposable thumb
that we have our hand opposable thumb allows us to pick stuff up allows us to
allows us to pick stuff up allows us to
allows us to pick stuff up allows us to hold things allows us to text message
hold things allows us to text message
hold things allows us to text message well if you were to walk up to one of
well if you were to walk up to one of
well if you were to walk up to one of your friends and ask them how are you
your friends and ask them how are you
your friends and ask them how are you doing today and they responded I’m doing
doing today and they responded I’m doing
doing today and they responded I’m doing really good I’m having a great day
really good I’m having a great day
really good I’m having a great day thanks are gonna really awesome man how
thanks are gonna really awesome man how
thanks are gonna really awesome man how are you doing you would look at them to
are you doing you would look at them to
are you doing you would look at them to go what’s wrong with your hand why don’t
go what’s wrong with your hand why don’t
go what’s wrong with your hand why don’t you control your band clearly we’ve
you control your band clearly we’ve
you control your band clearly we’ve mastered this school it’s by our side
mastered this school it’s by our side
mastered this school it’s by our side and it’s here whenever we need it yet
and it’s here whenever we need it yet
and it’s here whenever we need it yet how many of us have ever talked to a
how many of us have ever talked to a
how many of us have ever talked to a friend or a family member but what if I
friend or a family member but what if I
friend or a family member but what if I go for it and it doesn’t work out what
go for it and it doesn’t work out what
go for it and it doesn’t work out what if I fail what if I lose everything
if I fail what if I lose everything
if I fail what if I lose everything fear has mastered yet it’s hijacked
fear has mastered yet it’s hijacked
fear has mastered yet it’s hijacked their ability to make the choice we have
their ability to make the choice we have
their ability to make the choice we have to learn how to master so how we master
to learn how to master so how we master
to learn how to master so how we master fear well the way that I see it is we’re
fear well the way that I see it is we’re
fear well the way that I see it is we’re able to master fear through the research
able to master fear through the research
able to master fear through the research that I did I found this your emotions
that I did I found this your emotions
that I did I found this your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts and you
are the slaves to your thoughts and you
are the slaves to your thoughts and you are the slave to your emotions so to
are the slave to your emotions so to
are the slave to your emotions so to master fear we have to trace back its
master fear we have to trace back its
master fear we have to trace back its roots to the thought that initiated it
roots to the thought that initiated it
roots to the thought that initiated it because when
because when
because when we direct our thoughts properly we can
we direct our thoughts properly we can
we direct our thoughts properly we can control our emotions so to master our
control our emotions so to master our
control our emotions so to master our emotions we have to master our thoughts
emotions we have to master our thoughts
emotions we have to master our thoughts how do we master our thoughts let me ask
how do we master our thoughts let me ask
how do we master our thoughts let me ask you this what does an orange guerrilla
you this what does an orange guerrilla
you this what does an orange guerrilla dribbling a basketball look like by a
dribbling a basketball look like by a
dribbling a basketball look like by a show of hands how many of you just had a
show of hands how many of you just had a
show of hands how many of you just had a picture of an orange guerrilla dribbling
picture of an orange guerrilla dribbling
picture of an orange guerrilla dribbling a basketball pop up in your head anybody
a basketball pop up in your head anybody
a basketball pop up in your head anybody I was just able to direct your thoughts
I was just able to direct your thoughts
I was just able to direct your thoughts how with one simple question this is the
how with one simple question this is the
how with one simple question this is the ingenious design of the computer
ingenious design of the computer
ingenious design of the computer lifeline every time we ask it a question
lifeline every time we ask it a question
lifeline every time we ask it a question it must search and find the answer and
it must search and find the answer and
it must search and find the answer and this is the premise of fear Lassa that
this is the premise of fear Lassa that
this is the premise of fear Lassa that we can and will master fear by mastering
we can and will master fear by mastering
we can and will master fear by mastering the questions we ask ourselves think
the questions we ask ourselves think
the questions we ask ourselves think about it this is the exact same way fear
about it this is the exact same way fear
about it this is the exact same way fear masters us we get in a situation and
masters us we get in a situation and
masters us we get in a situation and fear instantly pops up and starts asking
fear instantly pops up and starts asking
fear instantly pops up and starts asking us questions
us questions
us questions wait what about and what if this is the
wait what about and what if this is the
wait what about and what if this is the same exact way fear was able to keep me
same exact way fear was able to keep me
same exact way fear was able to keep me working for a company that I was
working for a company that I was
working for a company that I was miserable at when I looked at that
miserable at when I looked at that
miserable at when I looked at that document that said I need thirty
document that said I need thirty
document that said I need thirty thousand dollars three years in a row
thousand dollars three years in a row
thousand dollars three years in a row and I have been too fearful to make a
and I have been too fearful to make a
and I have been too fearful to make a change
change
change I applied fear loss of me and you know
I applied fear loss of me and you know
I applied fear loss of me and you know the questions I started asking myself
what will my life look like if I stay
what will my life look like if I stay here
will I be able to get to the end of my
will I be able to get to the end of my life and look back and say I’d live to
life and look back and say I’d live to
life and look back and say I’d live to my greatest potential will I be able to
my greatest potential will I be able to
my greatest potential will I be able to provide for my family will I be able to
provide for my family will I be able to
provide for my family will I be able to give my kids the life that they deserve
once I started asking these questions I
once I started asking these questions I invested myself fearlessly into my side
invested myself fearlessly into my side
invested myself fearlessly into my side business in part time in one year I was
business in part time in one year I was
business in part time in one year I was able to make over six figures that was
able to make over six figures that was
able to make over six figures that was more than those three years of mine I
more than those three years of mine I
more than those three years of mine I fired my boss because I’m not asking you
fired my boss because I’m not asking you
fired my boss because I’m not asking you not to fear I’m suggesting that you can
not to fear I’m suggesting that you can
not to fear I’m suggesting that you can and will fear less by mastering the
and will fear less by mastering the
and will fear less by mastering the questions you ask yourself so the
questions you ask yourself so the
questions you ask yourself so the question I leave with you is this what
question I leave with you is this what
question I leave with you is this what would your life look like and what would
would your life look like and what would
would your life look like and what would be possible in your life if you were
be possible in your life if you were
be possible in your life if you were able to master fear and not one area
able to master fear and not one area
able to master fear and not one area that you’ve noticed that holding you
that you’ve noticed that holding you
that you’ve noticed that holding you back what would you like look like what
back what would you like look like what
back what would you like look like what would your friends and family members
would your friends and family members
would your friends and family members say how would that make you feel
the quality of your life is a direct
the quality of your life is a direct reflection of the questions you were
reflection of the questions you were
reflection of the questions you were asking yourself so here’s what I know
asking yourself so here’s what I know
asking yourself so here’s what I know from the moment were born till the
from the moment were born till the
from the moment were born till the moment we take our last breath our life
moment we take our last breath our life
moment we take our last breath our life is on countdown so the next time fear
is on countdown so the next time fear
is on countdown so the next time fear pops up you have to master the questions
pops up you have to master the questions
pops up you have to master the questions master the questions and you master your
master the questions and you master your
master the questions and you master your thoughts master your thoughts any master
thoughts master your thoughts any master
thoughts master your thoughts any master fear master fear and you become the
fear master fear and you become the
fear master fear and you become the master of your life the time is now
master of your life the time is now
master of your life the time is now you’re on the countdown ready set go
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