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13 Incredibly Simple Ways to Overcome the Fear of Failure

Imagine if you could do anything in the world without feeling fear or any negative feelings.

Fear of failure is instilled in us from early childhood. We’re told not to do that, avoid this, or else.

After awhile you become cautious. Instead of taking action, you seek permission and confirmation.

As we grow, this belief tends to become unconscious and automatic. You aren’t aware of it’s presence, yet it controls you from the shadows, like an invisible puppet master.

Overcoming fear of failure i...

5 Keys to Living a Passionate Life

You feel like something is missing in your life, but the next step alludes you.

You see people living the life you want to live, but you don’t know where to start.

This was the exact situation I found myself in not too long ago.

In 2009, I was a professional online poker player. I was making money, but it was sucking my soul dry.

I could feel my heart aching for nourishment.

I knew I could contribute to the world, but I doubted myself.

Looking back, there were five things I would’ve said to m...

When You Don’t Know What to Do in Life

Don’t know what you want to do in life?

Can you feel the pressure of needing to know?

It doesn’t matter whether you’re 23, or 65, we all seem to feel that we need to know where we’re going.

I work with people from all over the world.

And it has become clear to me that we all struggle with the same uncertainty.

No one truly knows where they’re going.

But then you might say: “Okay, Henri. That’s fine. But I don’t even know where to start.”

The good news is that you don’t have to know where to...

The 8 Core Excuses Standing Between You And Your Dreams

(Psst: My book, Follow Your Heart: 21 Days to a Happier, More Fulfilling Life, is on sale until Friday. Click here to learn more.)

We all have our excuses. They feel unique to each one of us, but in reality, we all deal with the same core excuses.

Excuses are imaginary walls standing between you and your dreams.

They can keep you from writing that book, playing guitar, starting a blog, or traveling the world.

If following your passion was easy, everybody would skip right along to their goals...

When You’re Afraid of Making Mistakes

If you make a mistake, you could ruin your chances of living the life you want.

One single mistake and you’re done.

It’s essential that you get everything perfect before you start.

Right?

No.

Somewhere along the way, we took a wrong turn.

We learned to believe that mistakes are to be avoided like the plague.

We learned that perfection was essential, because only then would we be guaranteed success.

But life doesn’t work like that.

There is no perfection. There is only incremental improvement...

When You’re Afraid of Putting Yourself Out There

Have you ever avoided something because you were afraid of putting yourself out there?

The tension between wanting to hide and wanting to succeed is a feeling I know all too well.

But I also know that if I want to do work I love, I have to go out there and actually do something.

I can’t let other people, or my fears, control my life.

Yes, you may face negativity when you start a business, write, or whatever it is that you want to do.

But so what?

Let people criticize you, but you keep moving...

The Secret to Finding Your Life Purpose

You know when you’re looking for your keys and you can’t find them anywhere?

You’re in a hurry. You have things to do and places to see.

But your keys are nowhere to be seen. You look everywhere. Under the sofa, in your pockets, and you walk around the house countless times.

And nothing. They don’t seem to exist.

Then you look in your hand, and there they are.

They were always right there, in your hand. If you would’ve been aware of the here and now, you would’ve found them without having to...

When You Feel Like Nothing is Happening

There are times when I feel like nothing is happening.

In fact, I’m in one of those timesas I write this.

I don’t feel inspired to do much. I don’t feel like writing. I don’t have ideas for books.

I don’t know what to do, or what’s coming.

Sometimes it even feels like my life is falling apart.

However, deep down,I know that something is building up. It always is.

Just because I feel like nothing is happening doesn’t make it so.

Life is constantlychanging. There is always something going on.

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The Ultimate Guide to Following Your Heart

This post is a part of theFollow Your Heart series.

Would you like to follow your heart, but your mind or something else is stopping you?

Does it feel uncomfortable, uncertain, and maybe even confusing to follow your heart?

What you are experiencing is very normal and very common when you are beginning to follow your heart.

It is just the sign that you are heading in the right direction, because your mind and body are making adjustments to a new way of being and living.

Your mind wants proo...

Bruce Lee’s Top 20 Tips for Being Successful in Life and Business

When I grew up, Bruce Lee was one of my biggest role models, and he still is.

He accomplished more in ten years than most people do in a lifetime. So I decided to gather Bruce Lee’s most inspirational quotes in one place.

The quotes below are what I believe it takes to live a successful life and have success in life and in business. These quotes will inspire, motivate, and encourage you to go after your dreams.

With all that said here are Bruce Lee’s top 20 tips for living a successful life....