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Be ready, take the opportunity
by the horns, and succeed.

The Fear of Taking Risks

Willpower drives humans. It drives us to reaching our goals. The very fact
that you have read this book means you have a dream, a goal, and the will
to succeed.

Willpower drives people to succeed financially, but the simple fact is
that most don’t. Their failure can be put down to two main reasons: they
lack the knowledge of how to operate in order to become wealthy, or
they know what should be done but take no action for fear of the dangers
involved. Humans are driven by fear. The dangers that drive fear, in 90% of
the cases, do not ever turn into the nightmare scenarios that people might
imagine.

The path to success is paved with risks. People who opt for “safe” their
entire lives will never go anywhere. The mental fear of risk comes from our
upbringing. From early on, we were programmed to avoid risks, to go and
learn a solid profession, to raise a family, to get a job and achieve financial
security. Yes, financial security – and not financial independence!

The education we received instills fear in our hearts to step outside the
box and take a chance on change. Fear of risk paralyzes us and returns us to
the structured template which we incorrectly perceive as secure. The way
to break free from the chains of fear is to recognize our ability to overcome
obstacles, or in other words, boost our own self-confidence.

Self-confidence

On the way to success in stock trading, as with life and business, we must
cope with obstacles. Most people avoid that, since they believe from the
outset that their chances of success are poor. Lack of belief in oneself