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Follow Your Fear · The Daily Writer

• 0:06
  SPEAKER_00: Welcome to the Daily Rider Podcast, where we bring you tips and inspiration each day to help you build habits for riding success.
• 0:14
  SPEAKER_00: For more resources, including your free Daily Rider Starter Kit, visit DailyRiderLife.com.
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  SPEAKER_00: If you've ever been hiking on a trail in the woods, you've probably seen those markers that show your distance and keep you headed in the right direction.
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  SPEAKER_00: The purpose of those signs is to keep you from getting lost and to give you some guidance along the way.
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  SPEAKER_00: Well, I believe there are similar signs in the writer's life, and these markers indicate our direction, but they're not always obvious as trail markers.
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  SPEAKER_00: One of the signs is fear.
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  SPEAKER_00: What are you afraid to do?
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  SPEAKER_00: Is it outlining that book?
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  SPEAKER_00: Is it contacting that author who you want to meet?
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  SPEAKER_00: Maybe it's setting up your website or sharing your writing with beta readers.
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  SPEAKER_00: Your biggest writing-related fear is a huge indicator of the direction that you should go.
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  SPEAKER_00: Your fear is often a sign pointing you to what you should be focusing on.
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  SPEAKER_00: Ralph Waldo Emerson put it simply.
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  SPEAKER_00: He said this always do what you are afraid to do.
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  SPEAKER_00: Most of us do the exact opposite.
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  SPEAKER_00: We let fear push us away from the very thing we should be doing.
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  SPEAKER_00: So you don't need to be afraid of fear.
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  SPEAKER_00: Fear can actually be your best friend, a friend that gently guides you toward a creative calling that'll bring you greater success and fulfillment.
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  SPEAKER_00: Here's today's challenge.
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  SPEAKER_00: Think about the scariest thing you have to do today.
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  SPEAKER_00: What would it feel like to face your fear head on and do what you need to do?
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  SPEAKER_00: Well, speaking of conquering your fear, one of the reasons that I created the Daily Writer Club is to help writers like you conquer their fear and make their writing dreams come true.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's why today's episode is sponsored by the Daily Writer Club.
• 1:52
  SPEAKER_00: If you've always wanted to finish that book you've been working on and build a business around your writing, this is the group that you've been waiting for.
• 1:58
  SPEAKER_00: Members have access to weekly writing sprints, live calls with expert teaching, access to retreats and events, and more.
• 2:05
  SPEAKER_00: You can visit dailywriterclub.com to sign up for your free 14 day trial.
• 2:10
  SPEAKER_00: Would love to have you check it out.
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  SPEAKER_00: I think you'll really, really enjoy it.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thanks for listening, and I'll see you next time.