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Parenthood
Nelson Mandela said; "Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear."
I tend to think that resilience is the same. A resilient person does not notice the pain, but acknowledges it and keeps going in spite of it.
Some people a scared of sales, others love it. Some consider public speaking worse than death, and others make it a career. For some, the idea of working freelance is impossible. Others would have it no other way. Of course, some fears are rational, and helpful. But most aren't, as my eight-month old daughter taught me just the other day.
