Cheri Huber Quotes

We really only have two choices. Play it safe, or take a chance. For me, pulling back because of fear has always made me feel worse.

Whether you're scared of getting into a relationship; or taking the new job; or a confrontation - you have to size fear up.

Eighty percent of all choices are based on fear. Most people don't choose what they want; they choose what they think is safe.

The comfort zone is the great enemy of courage and confidence.

A lot of the physical flirtation with fear I did early on in my career, when I was a much younger person - stuff I wouldn't do now. But I was very interested in the mechanics of risk and fear in those days. And I found out fear pretty much always feels the same, whether it's doing a rock climb or speaking in front of an audience.

Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold.

Fear is like a black cavern that is terrifying. Once you enter the cavern and explore it, you realize that you can get out of it, go through it and get out of it.

Traveling anywhere in the world involves some risk. You could always opt to spend your life cowering under your bed.

Fear runs our lives. It doesn't matter who you are. You have to understand your relationship with fear. Whether you're scared of getting into a relationship; or taking the new job; or a confrontation - you have to size fear up.

To keep oneself safe does not mean to bury oneself.

We all have a fear of the unknown what one does with that fear will make all the difference in the world.

In all the difficult decisions that I made through the course of running Loudcloud and Opsware, I never once felt brave. In fact, I often felt scared to death. I never lost those feelings, but after much practice, I learned to ignore them. That learning process might also be called the courage development process.

I have stepped outside my comfort zone enough to know that, yes, the world does fall apart, but not in the way that you fear.

I tend to go toward things that make me afraid.

The work I like to do is the work I'm most afraid of.

If you start worrying about risks, you might as well stay inside the womb.

What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.

Fear is a part of everything you do ... You have to take great risks to get big rewards.

Why should he who is scared be careful?

Danger is very real but fear is a choice.

Living fearlessly is not the same as never being afraid. It's good to be afraid occasionally. Fear is a great teacher.

Don't let the fear of losing be greater than the excitement of winning.

One thing I know for sure: it is only by doing what we fear that we can ever truly learn to be brave.

I've never felt that fear is my enemy. Fear is my friend. It offers me a chance to stay alert, keep growing, continue creating something new. If you don't take that sort of risk, you learn nothing.

Making a big life change is pretty scary. But know what's even scarier? Regret.