The following is an excerpt from The Big Moo, written by one of The Group of 33.  It is one of 5 excerpts from The Big Moo published by Know More Media during this week.

Fear Versus Anxiety

Quick! There’s an enraged tiger loose in the office. Run!

Can you feel yourself running as fast as you possibly can? Heart pounding, taking the corners at top speed, slipping on the carpet, knocking over the watercooler?

That’s fear. Fear is a good thing.

Fear saves our lives in the jungle, in the streets, and even at the doctor’s office. Fear is one of the most useful emotions you’ve got.

Anxiety, on the other hand, is a killer. Anxiety is the false feart hat corrupts your life. Anxiety is what happens when you imag- ine possible negative outcomes instead of embracing the reality of right now.

Anxiety   is   also   the   reason   that   organizations   overstudy opportunities—and then hesitate to take action until it’s too late. Make a list of the last fifteen things you and your peers were anxious about. How many of them actually occurred? If you had ignored  that  anxiety,  wouldn’t  things  have  gone  a  lot  more smoothly?

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