FacingtheEnemiesWithin

　　Wearenotbornwithcourage,butneitherarewebornwithfear.Maybesomeofourfearsarebroughtonbyyourownexperiences,bywhatsomeonehastoldyou,bywhatyou’vereadinthepapers.

　　Somefearsarevalid,likewalkingaloneinabadpartoftownattwoo’clockinthemorning.

　　Butonceyoulearntoavoidthatsituation,youwon’tneedtoliveinfearofit.

　　Fears,eventhemostbasicones,cantotallydestroyourambitions.Fearcandestroyfortunes.Fearcandestroyrelationships.

　　Fear,ifleftunchecked,candestroyourlives.Fearisoneofthemanyenemieslurkinginsideus.

　　Letmetellyouaboutfiveoftheotherenemieswefacefromwithin.Thefirstenemythatyou’vegottodestroybeforeitdestroysyouisindifference.

　　Whatatragicdiseasethisis!“Ho-hum,letitslide.

　　I’lljustdriftalong.”Here’soneproblemwithdrifting:youcan’tdriftyourwaytothetoofthemountain.

　　Thesecondenemywefaceisindecision.Indecisionisthethiefofopportunityandenterprise.Itwillstealyourchancesforabetterfuture.Takeaswordtothisenemy.

　　Thethirdenemyinsideisdoubt.Sure,there’sroomforhealthyskepticism.Youcan’tbelieveeverything.

　　Butyoualsocan’tletdoubttakeover.Manypeopledoubtthepast,doubtthefuture,doubteachother,doubtthegovernment,doubtthepossibilitiesnaddoubttheopportunities.

　　Worseofall,theydoubtthemselves.

　　I’mtellingyou,doubtwilldestroyyourlifeandyourchancesofsuccess.Itwillemptybothyourbankaccountandyourheart.Doubtisanenemy.Goafterit.Getridofit.

　　Thefourthenemywithinisworry.We’veallgottoworrysome.Justdon’tletconqueryou.Instead,letitalarmyou.

　　Worrycanbeuseful.IfyoustepoffthecurbinNewYorkCityandataxiiscoming,you’vegottoworry.

　　Butyoucan’tletworrylooselikeamaddogthatdrivesyouintoasmallcorner.

　　Here’swhatyou’vegottodowithyourworries:drivethemintoasmallcorner.Whateverisouttogetyou,you’vegottogetit.Whateverispushingonyou,you’vegottopushback.

　　Thefifthinteriorenemyisovercaution.Itisthetimidapproachtolife.Timidityisnotavirtue;it’sanillness.