Risk, Danger & Fear
Are you a risk taker? Do you get a thrill out of dangerous
or risky activities? Why are there still people who love to
do dangerous sports?
What is the biggest risk you’ve ever taken?
Have you ever seen anyone doing something very
dangerous? Describe what happened.
Are there any risky activities you’d like to try?
Do you enjoy playing any dangerous sports?
Have you ever been rock climbing?
Have you ever tried skydiving or bungee jumping? Would
you like to?
Have you ever ridden a motorbike?
Do you like going fast in a car?
Do you get a thrill from being outside during
thunderstorms?
Would you ever invest money in the stock market?
Can we stay away from danger?
Are you a person that worries about nothing or
everything? Give an example of something that you worry
(or don't worry) about.
“So we shall let the reader answer this question for
himself: who is the happier man, he who has
braved the storm of life and lived or he who has
stayed securely on shore and merely existed?”
― Hunter S. Thompson
“Never was anything great achieved without
danger.”
― Niccolo Machiavelli
“In school we learn that mistakes are bad, and we
are punished for making them. Yet, if you look at
the way humans are designed to learn, we learn by
making mistakes. We learn to walk by falling down.
If we never fell down, we would never walk.”
― Robert T. Kiyosaki, Rich Dad, Poor Dad
“But if you're gonna dine with them cannibals
Sooner or later, darling, you're gonna get
eaten . . .”
― Nick never
“You're Cave perfectly safe. No human being on
Earth ever is or ever was. To live is to risk your life,
your heart, everything.”
― Rick Yancey, The Last Star
There is a running joke in the class about mentally
handicapped people. Your brother has schizophrenia .
Someone tells you a new joke.
You have been struggling with weight loss for two years , a
daily struggle. Classmates make fun of "fat" people. There
is a potluck lunch today and your teacher asks if you are
coming.
You have diabetes. Do you tell your classmates how to
help you if you become ill?
You are gay. You have not told anyone. Someone asks you
what you think about gay marriages and if you know any
gay people.
Your teacher has a sudden heart attack and dies in the
classroom.
What would you do if you had absolutely no fear? What did you fear as a child? Teenager? How did
What would happen to you if you took action you overcome these fears, if you did?
towards the one goal that scared you the most? What advice would you give someone [a good
What is it you are living in fear of right now? friend] who said they were too afraid to pursue
Having no money? Being alone? Not succeeding? their dreams because they could fail?
Now, see yourself as defeating this fear. How do In what ways does your fear motivate you to take
you feel? action?
If the one thing you feared the most were to Can you visualize the life you will be leading in ten
happen today, what would you feel? How would years if you were to take action towards your
you respond? dreams?
What are you avoiding because you have a fear of Can you visualize your life if you don’t do anything
it? and you let fear hold you back?
As a follow up to #6, what do you think would Do you fear failing? Is this fear of failure going to
happen if you take action now? What do you think hold you back indefinitely?
won’t happen, if you don’t take action now? Am I listening to the fears of other people telling
What will you do if you do take action, and it me that “this is crazy” or “you shouldn’t do that”?
doesn’t work out as well as you thought? Remember: fear is contagious. Everyone has it and
How much is your fear costing you in terms of they spread it like wildfire.
health and happiness? Can you handle the outcome even if it isn’t the
result you wanted?
How will you handle resistance when it appears?
Challenging our fears has a level of resistance to it.
How you work through this resistance determines
the level of success you will have.
Do you fear ‘rocking the boat’ and being different?
Are you worried what others will think if you try to
succeed where they have failed? Remember: the
nail that sticks out gets hammered down, but it’s
the hammering that makes it tougher than the
other nails.
Is your ego invested in your fear? Does it feel
unnatural to do the things that scare you? Do
others look at you as if you are crazy?
Are you hanging around with fearful people? How
much time do you spend with them?
Do you fear making mistakes? Do you think you
can overcome your fear without making a mistake?
What is the one thing that, if you did it scared,
would change your life completely?
What are the bad habits keeping you afraid?
What negative behaviors keep you trapped?
Do you fear what other people are thinking or
saying about you?
