Everyone has fears. They’re important, and they’ve helped keep us alive throughout our evolution. Think about the fears characters understandably feel at certain points in Game of Thrones, the hugely ...

Fear is natural. Everyone experiences it—before giving a speech, attending a job interview, or meeting someone new. Fear acts like an alarm, warning us of potential dangers and keeping us safe. But ...

When someone casually tells a person with a real phobia to "just face your fears," it's like telling someone with a broken leg to simply walk it off. This well-meaning but misguided advice ...

“Create a courage memory bank,” Lee suggests. To do this, write down previous situations (both big and small) where you acted bravely. “After you’ve written your courage memory bank, keep it in your ...

In my last blog, I referenced the children’s book Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (Viorst, 1999) as a lesson in recognizing the impermanence of emotions and “bad days.” ...

Facing fear is an inevitable part of life to some extent, both personally and in business. That’s an uncomfortable reality for those of us who prefer to be on solid ground, leading with certainty and ...

Starting college is exciting. But for many students, it also brings waves of anxiety and uncertainty. On this special summer episode of Major Insight, college students share their most personal ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. The five most common fears that entrepreneurs face are fear of failure, fear of uncertainty, fear of financial instability, fear of ...

Over the weekend, my husband and I got a lesson in guns. For a week or so we had a standing date with an officer we know, who kindly offered to accompany us to a gun range to teach us about handling ...