Your fear motivation doesn’t make sense anymore; and if you don’t replace it with a different “why,” you can start to be too content with where you are.

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Fear is a great motivator. It's also a pain in the ass. ... 5 Reasons Why You Should Use Fear As Motivation To Achieve Better Things. by Ashley Arcel. Oct. 22, 2014. Stocksy.

If building motivation is your goal, then you want to remove as many barriers as you can. Vague plans like: “I’m going to get a job,” will often leave you stranded.

When your motivation comes from fear, it's not as effective. That's why choosing to let go of fear and be inspired by love instead can help you lern how to stay motivated and reach your goals.

Tony Gwynn used fear as motivation. Tom Friend. Jun 16, 2014, 05:25 PM ET. Email; Print; SAN DIEGO -- In late April, I surprised him at the hospital. He was in a wheelchair. His hair was fully gray.

Even though speaking on the floor for the first time can be "scary," Ocasio-Cortez said, she overcame her fear by treating it as motivation instead of a deterrent.