The Fear of Insufficiency and the Motivational Power of Death

People are driven more by the fear of insufficiency than by a desire to maximize their greatness. The activation energy for most people is the fear of being a failure or a coward. Fear, when regressed to its basic form, is death, which is the greatest motivator. Fear of not being enough and the consequences that follow, such as being alone or dead, drive individuals to achieve their goals. The biggest achievers in life are often motivated by the fear of not doing what they want to do, which is tied to the fear of death.

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