The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

– Franklin D. Roosevelt

Fear distorts perspective and robs us of clarity, without which we cannot be good decision makers.

Setting aside our fears will free us to use all our tools – sensibility, facts, advice, experience, instinct – in order to take action with a clear and calm mind. Even if the decision proves to be wrong, we will have the mettle to accept and recover from it. On the other hand, when we choose because of fear, it will keep us from reaping the benefits even if the choice was right.

Fear and clarity can never travel together.