Emotional
What if courage isn't the absence of fear?
There's a common belief that brave people feel less afraid. That confidence comes first, then action. Strayed's life and writing suggest the opposite: the fear is supposed to be there. You move with it, not after it leaves.
I knew that if I allowed fear to overtake me, my journey was doomed. Fear, to a great extent, is born of a story we tell ourselves.— Cheryl Strayed, *Wild*
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Cheryl Strayed is the author of Wild and Tiny Beautiful Things, known for her raw honesty about grief, mistakes, and what it takes to keep going.
Based on Cheryl Strayed — Talks at Google, summarised and reframed by Insights.
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