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How to Overcome Fear in Pursuing Goals?

How do you motivate yourself to overcome fear and take the first step towards your goals in tech? Share your strategies and experiences.


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Piko

Just do it!

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Paweł Ciosek

Yeah! 🚀

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Mehmood-Ul-Haq

well opinion.

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Nabil Alamin • Edited

I usually follow this plan when trying something new or working towards a goal.

Make a general plan.

Work towards it by breaking it down into smaller tasks/goals to be accomplished over some time is the next.

The last but most important is accountability, from personal journaling, public posting, talking with family/friends/peers/colleagues and embracing potential setbacks whilst acknowledging them as a part of the process.

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Mehmood-Ul-Haq

In my opinion, fear has only one solution: just repeat the things you fear, and eventually fear will disappear.
One quotation i have read on Facebook

If you have a fear of doing anything, just do it; don't think because overthinking increases the fear.

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Paweł Ciosek

Day before plan 📝 a next small step in your project. Just anything, but small. 🐁

Next day, start a day with this small task, just do it. 🙏

There is a huge change that you will follow topic, and do even more. If not, you still did progress in the right direction, it's big! 🥳

Keep repeating! 🚀

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LilaDoc

I use the 20minutes rule. I start doing it for 20min and most of the time when I look at the clock it's been hours that I'v been working on the subject.
The first 20min are the hardest! Just start!

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BestCodes

I just do it, as @piko said. :)