{"id":8083,"date":"2016-04-13T08:00:01","date_gmt":"2016-04-13T12:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/buildbookbuzz.com\/?p=8083"},"modified":"2023-12-07T21:37:13","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T21:37:13","slug":"what-are-you-afraid-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandra.oddjar.com\/what-are-you-afraid-of\/","title":{"rendered":"What are you afraid of?"},"content":{"rendered":"

 <\/p>\n

I’ve been thinking about fear\u00a0a lot lately, so this observation by Ralph Waldo Emerson resonated with me.<\/p>\n

It was a high counsel that I once heard given to a young person: “Always do what you are afraid to do.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Does it strike a chord with you?<\/p>\n

When you think about the book\u00a0you’re working on, what are you afraid of?<\/strong> What is keeping you from taking action that could propel you forward?<\/p>\n

Maybe it’s fear of failure.<\/p>\n

You might be\u00a0afraid of how people will react to your writing once your book is “out there.”<\/p>\n

Or, maybe you’re afraid of becoming a huge success. Writing a New York Times<\/em> best-seller would be pretty\u00a0amazing. The prospect could be intimidating, too, because it could really, really<\/em> change your life.<\/p>\n

But, you tell me: Focusing on your book rather than on other areas of your life, what are you afraid of<\/strong>?<\/p>\n

Please take a moment to tell me in a comment below. Your answer could help guide the content I share here.<\/em><\/p>\n

Thank you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"Emerson<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

I’ve been thinking about fear\u00a0a lot lately, so this observation by Ralph Waldo Emerson resonated with me.<\/p>\n

It was a high counsel that I once heard given to a young person: “Always do what you are afraid to do.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Does it strike a chord with you?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":20034,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[692,693,694],"class_list":["post-8083","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-afraid","tag-fear","tag-ralph-waldo-emerson"],"yoast_head":"\nWhat are you afraid of? - Build Book Buzz<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Is fear pushing you forward or holding you back? 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