The document discusses how fear is learned rather than innate, and how fear holds people back from achieving greatness and changing the world for the better. It argues that societies and systems use fear to control masses, but overcoming fear allows for creativity, cooperation, and innovation. Highly innovative companies cultivate a culture of fearlessness where employees trust each other and are motivated by larger goals beyond themselves.

1. Many times in conversation I hear people say “the world is doomed”, “the world
is in chaos”, “Technology is taking our jobs”, “the aliens are coming!”
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What we see in our media and the world around us - wars, famine, crime,
inequality, corruption - is not irreversible, in fact, we have the capacity to change
the world. I believe humanity is destined for greatness. Each and every one of us
is AMAZING. And the only thing holding us back from AMAZING is FEAR.

2. WE ARE NOT BORN WITH A SENSE OF FEAR.

3. ON THE CONTRARY,
WE ARE BORN WITH
AN ENDLESS
CAPACITY FOR LOVE
AND CREATIVITY AND
OPTIMISM.

4. BUT WE ARE ALSO BORN
WITH A SURVIVAL
INSTINCT.

5. THIS INSTINCT HELPS KEEP US SAFE. HELPS US LEARN AND GROW.

6. AND AS WE GROW, WE LEARN HOW TO SPEAK.

7. WHAT TO SAY.

8. WE LEARN MANNERS.

9. WE LEARN HOW TO DRESS.

10. BUT WE ALSO LEARN NOT TO SAY CERTAIN THINGS.

11. NOT to behave in certain ways.

12. NOT TO BE SEEN IN CERTAIN PLACES.

13. NOT TO STAND OUT (UNLESS OF COURSE STANDING OUT, MAKES YOU LOOK COOL).

14. WE LEARN TO CONFORM TO OUR ‘GROUP’. TO FIT IN. TO
BE SUBSERVIENT. TO BLEND....IN ORDER TO SURVIVE.

15. WE START TO DEVELOP A
FEAR OF LOOKING WEAK.
FEAR OF SOUNDING DUMB.
FEAR OF MAKING MISTAKES.
FEAR OF FAILURE. FEAR OF
NOT FITTING IN. FEAR OF
STANDING OUT. THE
PRESSURE TO BE “RIGHT” OR
FEAR OF BEING WRONG!

16. SO, FEAR IS SOMETHING THAT WE LEARN.

17. FEAR MANIFESTS ITSELF IN WAYS WE MIGHT NOT DIRECTLY ATTRIBUTE TO FEAR!

18. FEAR IS INHIBITION. FEAR IS A PRISON. FEAR HOLDS US BACK.
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19. Ego has a lot to do with fear.
WHEN WE HAVE AN OVER-
DEVELOPED EGO, WE LET
OUR FEAR OVERCOME US.
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WHEN WE GIVE-IN TO
FEAR, WE LET OUR EGO
RULE.
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21. OUR WORLD IS GOVERNED BY FEAR BASED SYSTEMS. GOVERNMENT, RELIGION, COMMERCE.
THESE SYSTEMS (OR AT LEAST THE WAY THEY HAVE WORKED THROUGHOUT THE AGES) SEEK TO
KEEP PEOPLE LIVING IN FEAR - FEAR OF OTHERS, FEAR OF LIVING IN POVERTY, FEAR OF
ACCIDENTS - THIS IS HOW THEY CAN CONTROL THE MASSES. BECAUSE BY USING FEAR, THEY
CAN KEEP PEOPLE DISTRACTED AND DIVIDED.

22. SO, TO BE CREATIVE, TO PROMOTE PEACE, TO
PROMOTE COOPERATION. WE MUST OVERCOME OUR
FEARS. WE MUST UNLEARN FEAR.

23. THE OPPOSITE OF FEAR IS INCLUSIVENESS, SUSTAINABILITY, NON-JUDGEMENT, OPENNESS,
KNOWLEDGE, COMPASSION.
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24. AND THESE TRAITS LEAD TO CREATIVITY.
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25. BECAUSE THEN PEOPLE AREN’T AFRAID OF UNDERSTANDING, CONNECTING UNRELATED IDEAS,
EXPRESSION.

26. WHEN IT COMES TO BUSINESSES AND THE WAY THEY ARE RUN. ACCORDING TO BUSINESS
INSIDER THE MOST INNOVATIVE COMPANIES UNDERSTAND THAT THE ONLY WAY TO STAY AT THE
FOREFRONT OF THEIR INDUSTRY IS BY MAINTAINING A STRONG COMPANY CULTURE OF
FEARLESSNESS.
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READ MORE: HTTP://WWW.BUSINESSINSIDER.COM/HOW-TO-CREATE-A-FEARLESS-OFFICE-
CULTURE-2013-2#IXZZ2FNYISH1P

27. SURVIVAL EGO A LARGER GOAL
ACCORDING TO THE AUTHORS OF TRIBAL LEADERSHIP, ALL COMPANIES EXIST IN ONE OF FIVE
STAGES.
THE FIRST TWO ARE ABOUT SURVIVAL, THE THIRD IS ABOUT THE EGO (EVERYONE IS OUT FOR
THEMSELVES), AND THE LAST TWO ARE WHERE EMPLOYEES ARE FOCUSED ON SOMETHING
LARGER THAN THEMSELVES, WHICH HELPS THEM ACHIEVE BREAK-THROUGHS IN INNOVATION.
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28. MOST COMPANIES GET CAUGHT UP IN "STAGE 3" BEHAVIORS BECAUSE THAT'S HOW OUR
EDUCATION SYSTEM IS STRUCTURED, WITH A FOCUS ON INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT. THE
AUTHORS EXPLAIN THAT "A PERSON ENTERS STAGE 3 WHEN HE FINDS HIS GROOVE, ACQUIRES
CONFIDENCE, AND IS RECOGNIZED FOR HIS GIFTS. PEOPLE TOLD US ABOUT AN AWAKENING OF
PERSONAL AMBITION THAT TURNED TO A DRIVE FOR CAREER SUCCESS, COUPLED WITH
RECOGNITION THAT THEY HAD WORK TO DO."
THAT'S NOT BAD IN AND OF ITSELF, BUT SOLELY FOCUSING ON PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT IS
LIMITING. IT BECOMES A ZERO-SUM GAME. AT THE END OF THE DAY, THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH
YOU CAN ACCOMPLISH BY YOURSELF.
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29. TO BREAK THROUGH TO THE NEXT STAGE, LEADERS HAVE TO
MOTIVATE EMPLOYEES TO FOCUS ON THE ORGANIZATION
AND ITS MISSION — AND TO VIEW THEIR COLLEAGUES AS
AN INTEGRAL PART OF THEIR SUCCESS. COMPANIES LIKE
TESLA AND GOOGLE HAVE PULLED THIS OFF. THE AUTHORS
GIVE IDEO AS AN EXAMPLE, WHERE "IT'S MORE IMPORTANT
TO MAINTAIN ITS STAGE 4 CULTURE THAN TO WIN THE NEXT
CONTRACT OR HIRE THE LATEST STANFORD GRADUATE."
THERE ARE FEWER ORGANIZATIONAL BOUNDARIES IN STAGE
4 AND 5 COMPANIES, AND LESS BUREAUCRACY OVERALL.
LEADERS DON'T RUN THEIR COMPANIES WITH "COMMAND
AND CONTROL" ORDERS; INSTEAD THEY GIVE EMPLOYEES
ENORMOUS LEVERAGE AND CREATIVE FREEDOM. THIS HAS
EVERYTHING TO DO WITH TRUST AND OWNERSHIP:
"[STAGE 5] REVOLVES AROUND INFINITE POTENTIAL AND
HOW THE GROUP IS GOING TO MAKE HISTORY — NOT TO
BEAT A COMPETITOR, BUT BECAUSE DOING SO WILL MAKE A
GLOBAL IMPACT. ... TEAMS AT STAGE 5 HAVE PRODUCED
MIRACULOUS INNOVATIONS”
THIS STAGE IS PURE LEADERSHIP, VISION, INSPIRATION AND
A CULTURE OF FEARLESSNESS AND TRUST!
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30. SO TODAY WE’VE COVERED MANY COMPLEX TOPICS LIKE CHILD AND ADULT PSYCHOLOGY, OUR
EDUCATION SYSTEM, THE NEW WORLD ORDER, SOCIAL MEDIA.
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31. Be amazing.
Be fearless.
AND I HOPE THAT I’VE CONVINCED YOU THAT ONLY WHEN WE CONQUER OUR FEAR CAN WE
ACHIEVE GREATNESS - WHICH IS OUR DESTINY :)

32. Be brave.
WE CAN CHANGE THE WORLD!