Why don’t people ask for the things they want? What keeps them from it? Fear…good old fashioned fear of rejection, or fear of being denied, the fear of being told no. This is the real problem; dealing with fear. It’s a different kind of fear than being afraid of clowns or grizzly bears or dangerous places. Rather, it is a subtle, crippling fear that somehow makes us content to do without the things we want, the things we feel we deserve, or the things we need. This kind of fear makes us complacent and meek. I think one of the keys to overcoming this kind of fear is to consider the worst case scenario before hand…and accept it.