Lisa Hanawalt Quotes

If something scares me, then I have to do it. My biggest fear in life is fear.

I've probably earned the right to screw up a few times. I don't want the fear of failure to stop me from doing what I really care about.

The one thing you learn is when you can step out of your comfort zone and be uncomfortable, you see what you're made of and who you are.

I'm learning what triggers me. What to stay away from. What I do like and what I don't like. To me, I've learned so much about myself that now I'm a stronger person. But I still deal with anxiety. Anxiety doesn't go away.

If I do feel scared I deliberately challenge myself not to feel scared.

And I kind of said to myself if I get my voice back I'm not going to take back the old anxiety about it and just focus on the limitations. I'm really going to enjoy it.

It took me realizing that a broken heart has never actually killed anyone to find the courage to ask for what I want, in just about every situation. That was part of my own growing up.

High school students ought to seek out campus communities where they feel not only empowered to engage their talents, but also challenged to leave their comfort zones. The ability to embrace new opportunities emerges, in part, from a willingness to take risks and to fail.

Unless I try, I'm never really going to be at ease with myself.

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.

One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his great surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn't do.

I need to be able to face things.

Life comes with many challenges. The ones that should not scare us are the ones we can take on and take control of.

You must do the things you think you cannot do.

I went through a long period where I was afraid of doing things I wanted to do, and you get your courage back, which is what's important.

You're not human if you don't feel fear. But I've learnt to treat fear as an emotion that sharpens me. It's there to give me that edge for what I have to do.

Until you're ready to look foolish, you'll never have the possibility of being great.

I've always gone after fears and tried to stifle them by doing them. It is daunting, but it's more rewarding.

Do one thing every day that scares you.

For the longest, I was slightly naive when it came to the real world. There were a lot of fears I was afraid to conquer that were just holding me back from standing up for myself or taking chances.

It was high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, 'always do what you are afraid to do.'

I'm petrified of facing the camera. Even to shoot for a photograph is an ordeal. But it's important to break free of your inhibitions at some point in your life.

I think that feeling of being thrown into the deep end and doing something you never thought you would accomplish is really powerful.

It's been a very strong force for me over the years. I don't know exactly why. For some people, fear can be a very useful thing. They can use it to recognise there's something missing, and heal themselves. But fear can also destroy some people. I think I'm the first type of person. I'm pretty anxious, always thinking 'what if?' about the bad stuff.

It's so valuable to learn that when you put yourself in an uncomfortable situation, you'll be fine, and you'll probably come out even stronger.