What do you fear?

Well I could say the obvious ones... burning to death, drowning, losing loved ones, dying prematurely, etc...

But what is it that I fear the most...

Failure.

I have a strong fear of failure. Of messing things up. It can be paralyzing at times. It has prevented me from obtaining my goals, has given me a reputation of shyness (being scared to death of saying the wrong thing isn't as easy to get past as one might believe), and has also made me a classic procrastinator. All because I was brought up to be terrified of the consequences of doing something wrong.

In my adult years (well perhaps the last 5 or 10), I've slowly made the effort to get past this in baby steps. However I sometimes can still be "the quiet guy" at parties, and I have not come close to reaching the potential I know is within me.

Some might say, "Hurry up! Time is ticking away! You don't have forever!"

Others might say, "It is never too late!"

Bit by bit my friends. Every day I try to accomplish something, no matter how small.