Never decide about an opportunity when you're in fear — fear shuts down your executive brain

Fear prevents strategic thinking, long-term planning, and consequential reasoning. When fear is present you can only think about preventing loss, which cuts off future opportunity. Defuse the emotion first — share the fear out loud, interrupt the pattern physically — then make the call.

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Fear prevents strategic thinking, long-term planning, and consequential reasoning. When fear is present you can only think about preventing loss, which cuts off future opportunity. Defuse the emotion first — share the fear out loud, interrupt the pattern physically — then make the call.

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