How I Turned My Fears Into My Greatest Weapon
Lessons I learned from a former monk, internet lifestyle guru and late-night TV host
Fear does not prevent death. It prevents life. — Buddha
Fear makes us great fiction writers.
Through fear, we become the J.K Rolling of our lives and create stories about who we are and what we do. We imagine elaborate plots, villains and heroes. Constantly binge-watching the same story over and over again.
Your imagination is better than Netflix because it is free and requires no Wifi to access. But unlike Harry Potter, these are stories you don’t want other people viewing. They make for grim viewing with no real ending.
This is why the stories you tell yourself matter. They become an identity that can either trap you or set you free. If you think you’re worthless, you will act and think in ways that reinforce it.
You become what you repeatedly think.
Unfortunately, you don’t get to choose between having a story of your life or not having one at all.
We all have stories.
The choice is whether you have a conscious story or an unconscious story. And therefore, whether you live a life on your…
