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I had an experience of drowning when I was a child. It was not a pleasant experience, and ever since then I was fearful about water. I feel that a healthy competition is a competition against myself, so it was the motivation behind starting swimming.

It dawned on me that if I start to have fears and worries, it’s the time when I think way too much. For a long-run, I have to have clear sets of goals, but to achieve it, I also learned that I should focus and do my best at every single moment. If I find any short coming, improve it and move on. It keeps away any fear or worry, and you are moving one step toward the goal.

Having a reasonable goal and achieving it also give you a satisfaction and build your self-confidence. It’s an exhilarating sensation I would love to experience over and over again.

There is a good book by Dale Carnegie called “How to Stop Worrying and Start Living“. Although the examples in the books are somewhat old, it’s an excellent classic, and I recently noticed that even Cary Grant mentioned the book title in the movie, “Charade“. Dale Carnegie’s book really helped me a lot, but the most important thing is that you should take an action. Without an action, it’s just a pipe-dream.

Last week, Seth Godin also had an excellent blog entry regarding “Risk, Fear & Worry“. Please check it out.

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