Great blog post on Robert Kiyosaki Rich Dad site. I pulled the main points below. For the full read click the link. But to sum it up...Say what you feel and act on what you really believe in. No matter what. It may save your life ;)
On Fear---
“Fear’s like a giant fog. It sits on your brain and blocks everything…But you lift it and, buddy, you’re in for the ride of your life.”
That quote came from Albert Brooks’ Defending Your Life, a film with a simple premise: fear holds us back from becoming our better selves.
On Denial---
Yet it’s not just how denial holds us back but how it can hurt our health. Studies indicate that denying stress exists actually leads to poor health. For men in particular (who tend to bottle things up) this can be a deadly combination. It may be easy to fool other people, but who pays the cost? If we deny feeling pain or loss it can build up or even create new complications from established medical conditions.
Denial can also kill relationships. If you tell yourself something a partner is doing isn’t irritating you when it is, this can build up into resentment. How many times have we heard someone give a eulogy for a fallen friend and say, “And they never complained.” And this is a good thing? Though you don’t want to turn into Debbie Downer, to never admit when you’re bothered or share it with the offending party is not a positive quality. Resolution is a critical part of the human experience and to becoming closer to the people who mean the most in your life.
http://www.richdadeducationblog.com/2010/11/avoidance_and_denial.php
Love,
Christopher
