Comments on: Fear, the Ultimate Foe of Creativity and Success

By: Yelena

Yelena — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:24:30 +0000

thank you so much for sharing your inspiring story – sometimes I feel like I’m the only one struggling with my fears.

By: Estate Taxes

Estate Taxes — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:15:05 +0000

I loved the article. Fear makes us more human. It let us experience the essence of our existence. Without fear, life will be boring and so predictable.

By: janice

janice — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:52:28 +0000

“Yeah, I almost didn’t publish it. It was too long and way too personal”

I LOVE the personal posts, the vulnerable ones that take exactly as long as they need to get themselves born.

I’ve been enjoying watching you peel away your layers as you and Sean continue to bring out the best in each other and morph into synergistic superstars. Having friends you can laugh with about anything is a great antidote to fear. I wouldn’t be surprised if some of your outer ‘protective layers’ start melting away, too, as you write with more and more bravery, kindness and vulnerability and realise that we’ve all seen the real you through your writing and love you.

By: Bonnie Gray | FaithBarista

Bonnie Gray | FaithBarista — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:13:33 +0000

Wow, Dave. I love this post. Just got to it this am. To know that there is life after devastation is very inspiring. As you know, fear has kept me on the sidelines of safety. Collective Inkwell has been a great outlet for me to attempt creativity a bit at a time. With posts like this one.

I love seeing your story come to blossom here at CI. The wake from your courage to dream and step into creativity is lifting those of us in back of you.

Go, David!

By: Trina

Trina — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:14:04 +0000

Somtimes we hear things many, many, times before they kick in. Somtimes people come in to our lives at the right times. You know that you have inspired me when you previously spoke about your thoughts on fear. Rest assured your message has not been lost. Thanks for having helped us all with your honesty and thoughts about fear.

By: Parth

Parth — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:03:01 +0000

Well David, if you ever decide to start a workout program, you know who to email.

By: Kristin T. (@kt_writes)

Kristin T. (@kt_writes) — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:31:54 +0000

It’s so refreshing to hear this level of honesty and vulnerability on a blog—and it’s clear you’re sharing it not for your own purposes, but so that others can learn something, seeing themselves and their own challenges in a different light. (I also really like what Cindy said about fear propelling her. We don’t always have to conquer fear; sometimes we can harness it.)

By: Mrs. Micah

Mrs. Micah — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:40:30 +0000

Moving to a big city (Washington, DC, but I think any would have done) has really changed how I think about myself and the world. I’m far from fearless, but I’m also much more confident about myself when I see how little I matter in the eyes of most people.

It’s strange, when you feel like you’re important, you’re more likely to worry about messing up because it’ll be a big bad thing if you do. When you realize that you’re one of millions of people who might not even notice if you do something dumb and will probably forget if they do, it’s very freeing to take risks.

Living here has had a huge effect on how I feel about my appearance, how I feel about being accepted (I can’t expect millions of people to accept me…and that’s ok, I’m happy with the friends I do have), and that’s transferred into how I approach things in smaller settings where people would notice a big failure.

By: Sean

Sean — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:05:20 +0000

Dave, you are the man. The most difficult stretch of your life is already in the rearview. Thank you for swallowing your fear and joining me on the march. I am so, so excited about everything we are doing and I appreciate your partnership.

By: Tumblemoose

Tumblemoose — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:14:50 +0000

David,

Fear is a biggie. Ponder this:

The opposite of love is not hate. The opposite of love is fear.

Love is movement towards something and fear is movement away from something.

I keep this in mind when I’m trying to figure out why I’m not doing what I’m supposed to.

George