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Fear is not your enemy. It is a compass pointing you to the areas where you need to grow.

Steve Pavlina

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Steve Pavlina
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: April 14
Author
Businessperson
Engineer
Programmer
Writer
Santa Monica
California
Fear
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Grow
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