How fear can be described
Fear can be described as “a future expectation of being worse off than you are now.” We all suffer from fear at one point or another. Only through regular, candid introspection, whereby you ask yourself direct questions and demand direct and honest replies, can negative influence be diminished or eradicated. As you read through this description of the six basic fears, remember that to be truly rich, the actions you take each day—how you think, with whom you associate, and what you do—must correspond with the type of life you want. Like poverty consciousness, fear must be mastered, or it will master you. 1. Fear of poverty Both wealth and poverty are the offspring of thought. Fear of poverty crushes ambition, stymies imagination, feeds negativity, breeds cynicism, invites conflict, promotes selfishness, and encourages quitting, leading to hatred, poverty, illness, and misery—in other words, permanent defeat. Decide what you want in your life, always remembering that the poverty mi...