😨 Fear and Frustration: The Two Feelings That Stop You Growing
When you try something outside your comfort zone, two big feelings show up:
- Fear - when something feels way too hard
- Frustration - when something feels too easy or pointless
Both are normal, but they create what are called cards of death - mental movies your brain makes predicting how badly things will go. Once created, you cannot unsee them.
Think of it like being sick: When you have a cold, easy tasks feel impossible. You might blame the task instead of realizing you just feel terrible. Fear and frustration work the same way.
The expert's secret weapon: Saying "I don't know" - pausing instead of jumping to conclusions when emotions are running high. That takes real courage.
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