Fear makes a terrific short-term motivator.
If a vehicle is careening toward you or a big branch snaps just behind you in a forest, the release of adrenaline and cortisol might just save your life. Fear is designed to keep us safe. And most of the time, it does a pretty great job.
But fear sometimes becomes a way of life—motivating our decisions in ways we don’t even realize. Go to the gym. Why? So you’re not judged by others. Stay up to date on current events. Why? So you don’t seem ignorant. Don’t speak up in the meeting. Why? So you don’t risk saying something you’ll regret.
Do you hear the fear? Better question: Do you feel it?
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