Discouragement, fear, doubt, lack of self-confidence, are the germs which have killed the prosperity and happiness of tens of thousands of people.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
There are a whole host of psychological phenomenon humans have developed to protect ourselves from the sting of failure, from holding ourselves less accountable for our failures than we do other people, to letting our fear paralyze us and keep us from even trying.
Despair often breeds disease.
Sometimes pessimism or optimism gets popular, and it's contagious.
Depression begins with disappointment. When disappointment festers in our soul, it leads to discouragement.
Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind.
Organizations that can diminish fear are those that are able to motivate, create, and innovate.
It's your own fear of failure that stops you from doing things.
Obsession with conventional ideas of 'success' can be harmful enough, but compound that stress with relationships, family, financial woes and health concerns, and you find yourself in a constant state of fight or flight. This causes people to be more reactionary, which further perpetuates the cycle of stress.
We live in a constant fear that our shortcomings will be exposed to family, to friends and to the world.
Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; adversity not without many comforts and hopes.