Fear is something we all carry, though it shows up differently for each of us. It can keep us safe, but it can also hold us back from opportunities, relationships, and growth. We asked some brilliant members of the community to share the one fear that has shaped their choices the most—and their answers reveal just how universal, yet deeply personal, our struggles with fear really are.
MONICA JOHNSON-WHITE
The beautiful thing about me is that I have no fear. Fear equals failure and I’m not going to fail at anything I put my hands to do. I will not fail. I may fall but falling and failing are two different things. I am free to take risks, speak truth, and chase what matters without being shackled by “what ifs.” Read more>>
Donna Gafford
There’s no “fear” per se that has held me back BUT FEAR overall in all! In succeeding, in failing, in not being enough for whatever I look at! Read more>>
Vixx
Earlier it was the fear of not fitting in. Of being seen as different. I really wish it didn’t take me so long to learn that people’s opinions shouldn’t guide my life and hold me back from doing what I love. That to fit in is to be forgettable. Read more>>
Ashley Hamilton-Robinson
The fear of failure and recognition has held me back most in my life. I would always procrastinate on doing something pertaining to my business because i feared failing at it. I never understood my full potential because of worrying about the opinions of others and being seen. Read more>>
