MY EMBARRASSING STORY OF FEAR
About this video
Prince Ea recounts how he let fear sabotage a major career opportunity in 2011 when he fabricated an excuse to avoid performing with Black Thought in New York. He explains how this painful experience taught him not to let fear control his decisions, and describes the many opportunities he has since embraced by pushing through nervousness. Prince Ea argues that courage means acting despite fear, not eliminating it.
Key takeaways
- Prince Ea believes fear can cause us to self-sabotage important opportunities through avoidance and excuses
- According to Prince Ea, life is too short not to pursue what you want, especially since opportunities may only come once
- Prince Ea defines courage not as the absence of fear, but as judging that something is more important than the fear itself
Episode details: published July 4, 2016 · 465K views · 3:12 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. The pieces summarized here are Prince Ea’s own words and views, presented for education; summaries are written by Self Growth Videos from each episode itself.
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