Fear. The number one thing that keeps you away from anything you want.
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Many of us desire change, in whatever area of life that may be, but for some reason that change doesn't happen and we wonder why. Sometimes we come up with reasons that sound almost so convincing that we don't realize they actually are well-dressed excuses.
Nobody and nothing is more responsible for your life and for change, than you.
We tend to highlight our weaknesses and insecurities rather than our strengths, until we begin to question our own abilities and decision making. It is in you genetics to dislike change, and view anything that is outside of your comfort zone as scary and risky.
Humans are afraid of the unknown
Humans are driven by habits
Humans are obsessed with the past
And it makes great sense if you think about it. Your brain's main purpose is to protect you from danger and keep you alive.
Back in time when our ancestors had to fight over food and shelter, this built in mechanism was developed to help you survive. Based on your past experiences, you could trust the things you had done before, feel save eating certain things and walking certain paths. Trying something new, like a certain fruit could mean your death. It deeply roots in our brain that the unknown means risk and risk means danger, which is why we feel fear or anxiety whenever we try something where the outcome is not of certainty.
FEAR USED TO KEEP US SAFE, NOW IT KEEPS US SMALL!
In today's world however this mechanism in most cases doesn't help, but hurt you. This mechanism cannot distinguish between an endangering life-decision and small risks associated to any kind of change.
We are more than aware that there are risks with any decision, but we ignore that there's usually the same amount of risk in not doing something, as there is in doing something. Sometimes making the decision to "not make the decision" or "just not do it" is by far the more devastating one.
