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1. Breaking Down Fear Joe Mastey & Blake Thomas October 8,

   2015

2. hi

3. let’s talk about opportunity

4. super low unemployment low barrier to entry solve big problems

   start your own thing 4,050 tech meetups in Chicago = awesome life

5. and about fear…

6. finding jobs sucks being ignorant again sucks good solutions often

   lose starting your own thing is risky networking is scary and public speaking sucks = shitty life

7. failure == I’m worthless

8. don’t worry about it!

9. I’ll do it later.

10. let’s do better

11. A 4 Step Process for Breaking Down Fear

12. admit 1.

13. Why so scared?

14. fear is the mindkiller

15. demystify 2.

16. list all the scary consequences you can

17. abstraction irrationality indigence failure shark attacks embarrassment

18. I’ll never get another job. :(

19. I’ll never get another job in tech. :(

20. it’ll take me a long time to get another job.

    maybe longer than I can afford to wait. :’(

21. abstraction rationality rational & concrete irrational & abstract irrational &

    concrete rational & abstract

22. act 3.

23. you suck at interviewing. practice.

24. you don’t know how to do a talk. study.

25. failing would bankrupt you. de-escalate.

26. you have confidence issues. develop.

27. still so afraid. :( break the seal.

28. take the shot

29. review 4.

30. how’d it go?

31. don’t waste a good failure

32. sometimes you don’t know

33. strengthen the muscle

34. Three Practical Examples

35. applying for a new job 1.

36. demystify admit repeat act review applying for a new job

37. sharing what you’ve learned (esp. public speaking) 2.

38. demystify admit repeat act review sharing what you’ve learned

39. screwing up or appearing ignorant 3.

40. demystify admit repeat act review screwing up or appearing ignorant

41. closing thanks!