i'm afraid of failing. when i was in school, and I failed, no big deal. I take the class again. Now, I'm out of school. My wife, and soon my daughter, depend on me wholly for their health and wellbeing, for if I'm not working, we're not eating. If I fail, I don't lose my GPA, I lose my wife, my child, my whole universe.

Stakes are higher now.

even so, I never let my fear keep me from doing what must be done. Fear never motivates me, never keeps me from doing something. if I'm scared of a tricky kicker on a slope, i'll hit it that much harder. Get worked to hell, but i'll still hit it.