Many of us can be paralyzed by fear. Fear of missing out, fear of failure, fear of speaking, fear of heights, fear of snakes, fear of this and that, seems that there are phobias for anything and everything. Left unchecked these imaginary emotions can stop us from doing anything. A young adult would love to date a classmate or a coworker but is too afraid of rejection to make the call or ask the question. A hard-working member of the team at the factory or office is qualified and deserving of a raise but is too frightened to ask. When I was a teenager, I learned the story of Dick and Monte, two brothers a half dozen years apart in age. At one point, both were attending the same university and desperately needed a job to fund the process. Both applied for an opening at metal fabrication shop needing welders. The application contained a question that read something like, What is your preferred hourly rate? Dick wrote in a modest rate. Monte chose a much higher rate. Both were hired for the rate they had listed. Dick, who shared the story, told me that he learned to not let fear of rejection control him after that.