Knowing something about your prospects doesn't doom you to negative thoughts. In fact, the way the human mind works is often the obverse.
"Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy."
--Dale Carnegie
"You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' You must do the thing you think you cannot do."
--Eleanor Roosevelt
"Fear is the path to the Dark Side. Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering."
--Yoda
"The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear."
--Nelson Mandela
"Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.'
--Marie Curie
"The key to change... is to let go of fear."
--Roseanne Cash
"He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life."
--Ralph Waldo Emerson
"We should all start to live before we get too old. Fear is stupid. So are regrets."
--Marilyn Monroe
"Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future. If we can acknowledge our fear, we can realize that right now we are okay. Right now, today, we are still alive, and our bodies are working marvelously. Our eyes can still see the beautiful sky. Our ears can still hear the voices of our loved ones."
--Thich Nhat Hanh
"Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy." --Dale Carnegie
"You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' You must do the thing you think you cannot do." --Eleanor Roosevelt
"Fear is the path to the Dark Side. Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering." --Yoda
"The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear." --Nelson Mandela
"Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.' --Marie Curie
"The key to change... is to let go of fear." --Roseanne Cash
"He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life." --Ralph Waldo Emerson
"We should all start to live before we get too old. Fear is stupid. So are regrets." --Marilyn Monroe
"Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future. If we can acknowledge our fear, we can realize that right now we are okay. Right now, today, we are still alive, and our bodies are working marvelously. Our eyes can still see the beautiful sky. Our ears can still hear the voices of our loved ones." --Thich Nhat Hanh