Karen Thompson Walker a speaker at a TED.com convention spoke on "What
fear can teach us." Why do we fear? When thinking of "fear" as a
child it was a fear of the unknown or even the unexpected, that fear follows as
we get order in our adulthood in some cases. "We know how our fear feels,
but we don't spend enough time thinking what are fears mean," Walker
states, simply when thinking of why I have the fears I have I never think about
where they come from or what my fears mean and listening to Walker make that
statement made me rethink of fears I have now and fears I had as a child. Karen
Walker made the point of rethinking the way we see fear, thinking of fear as a
story or an act of vivid imagination. For some we fear that our fears are
reality, or will become the reality we least expect "fear of the unknown."
"What can the rest of us learn about fear from visionaries and young
children" says Walker
In relation to the entertainment industry, I feared
when it came to making decisions. Example I manage an artist at the current
moment, and he is my first artist I am managing. Before managing him I knew him
and his music, I envisioned what I could do for him and how I could help him be
successful, but when it came to making decisions I feared because I was afraid
of making the wrong decision and it would hurt him instead of helping him.
Overcoming fear takes strength; literally it is you saying to yourself "I
can do this, and I am putting all my fears aside and going for it," self-motivation
you can say. I believe our words are our biggest fears as well as words from
others, the stories we hear that stop us from going after what we want because
someone else didn't succeed some feel as if they aren't going to succeed as
well.
As she continues her speech of "What fear can teach us," I
begin to become inspired, inspired not on how to face my fear but on
questioning why and what my fears mean. Walker’s words gave insight and shed a
light on fear that wasn't there. That most people do not take the time to
realize, that most adults tend to ignore as they enter their adulthood. We as
humans are not able to explain everything that happens around us or to us, we
are not always able to find the answers of why we feel or fear but listening to
Walker gave me a sense of understanding. For me not having an exact answer is
fine if I can understand why. "And maybe if we all tried to read our
fears, we too we too would less often be swayed..." This ending quote
should leave a question or thought of "What fear can teach us"."
