Mistakes or fear?

One of my favorite quotes goes as follows:

A few mistakes made by a person working productively cost far less than a person paralyzed by laziness or fear.

The quote originates from a place that one might not have imagined. Some would probably expect some management guru, but the originator is Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, who as his job titles have ruler of Dubai and vice president and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates.
I think it's an excellent quote - as laziness and fear are so powerful opponents, it's crucial to fight them with all possible means. And one of the essentials is that we are all being made aware that what the quote says.
With this background, it is completely irrelevant whether it's a manager, an emir or ourselves expressing a willingness to accept mistakes, rather than what we are able to come up with when we fear making them.
(Translated from Fejl eller frygt?, originally published May 15, 2017)

Workout for a fearless muscle

Last year, I stumbled upon an interesting quote by Arianna Huffington:

Fearlessness is like a muscle. I know from my own life that the more I exercise it the more natural it becomes to not let my fears run me.

It's a beautiful quote. And there is nothing as affirming in life as when you feel that you have exercised your fearlessness and feel that after having been outside of your comfort zone, you have expanded both fearlessness and comfort zone. We should do it more often.
Obviously, it should not lead to stupidity without care. As it was said in the movie "After Earth": "Danger is very real, but fear is a choice." And there is reason to relate rationally to the specific danger and disregard the fear.
(Translated from "Workout for en frygtløs muskel", originally published February 15th, 2016)