Have you ever heard a song, interview or soundbite of some sort, and you remember exactly where you were/what you were doing when you heard it? Maybe it wasn’t revolutionary in the standard sense, either, but it carried with it intense personal meaning?
About six months ago, I was walking down my sidewalk listening to an interview with Jamie Foxx on The Tim Ferriss Show podcast. Foxx was asked the question, “What’s on the other side of fear?”
At that moment, I was taken back to the Octagon. My opponents flashed in front of my eyes (namely Anthony “Rumble” Johnson).
His response was spot on; “Nothing,” he said. “Nothing is on the other side of fear.”
It’s true. There is nothing on the other side of fear. Once you fight Anthony Johnson, there’s nothing left.
I was dead set on that response until a few hours ago. My former trainer (and Fight Club member) posted this on social media. “I said that?”, I asked myself. In my head, I was thinking, “But I always say nothing is on the other side of fear.”
But then I remembered…During one of my AM Excellence videos, Andrew R. posted, in response to what’s on the other side of fear, “Everything worth having.” I responded, “That’s right. What’s on the other side of fear? Everything you want.”
So there you have, a paradox: Nothing and everything is on the other side of fear.
If you’d like some help in overcoming fear in your life, here you go:
That’s a wrap, my friends!
Life’s a Fight. Carpe Diem. Fight Well.
Spaniard
About the author : cbrenneman
Three days after the birth of his second child, The Spaniard discusses Fathership (a Spaniard term): his gratitude, his hopes, his plans, and how little he and his wife are sleeping. What does this mean for you? The tale involving Sheetz will make you think about the power of example. The discussion of summer camp and iffy acquaintances will help you watch for good and bad influences. The story in the hospital will alert you to opportunities to make simple, difficult decisions for growth. Whatever your relationship to parenting—past, present, future, never—there are thoughts here to help you put your arms around what matters most to you. Also: The three inspirations for the new baby’s name!
Three days after the birth of his second child, The Spaniard discusses Fathership (a Spaniard term): his gratitude, his hopes, his plans, and how little he and his wife are sleeping. What does this mean for you? The tale involving Sheetz will make you think about the power of example. The discussion of summer camp and iffy acquaintances will help you watch for good and bad influences. The story in the hospital will alert you to opportunities to make simple, difficult decisions for growth. Whatever your relationship to parenting—past, present, future, never—there are thoughts here to help you put your arms around what matters most to you. Also: The three inspirations for the new baby’s name!
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It’s host versus co-host. The Spaniard finds competition essential while Dread questions that. The Spaniard gives a wrestler’s and fighter’s appreciation of flesh-and-blood opponents: how they have shaped him, how they have often obsessed him, and how he sometimes has to search for their equivalents. The conversation highlights how competitors personify high standards and how the highest performance might require a winner and a loser. Also: Will baby Rocky let The Spaniard work out?
It’s host versus co-host. The Spaniard finds competition essential while Dread questions that. The Spaniard gives a wrestler’s and fighter’s appreciation of flesh-and-blood opponents: how they have shaped him, how they have often obsessed him, and how he sometimes has to search for their equivalents. The conversation highlights how competitors personify high standards and how the highest performance might require a winner and a loser. Also: Will baby Rocky let The Spaniard work out?
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