Live Dangerously “Live Dangerously” read a sign on Friedrich Nietzsche’s wall. As most of you reading this already know, Nietzsche was a German philosopher who taught that traditional values represented a “slave morality.” His quest for personal liberation is associated with some New Age thinking today. He maintained that all human behavior is motivated by the will to power -- the power over oneself that is necessary for creativity. As role models for what Nietzsche called an “overman,” he mentioned Socrates, Jesus, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Shakespeare. When questioned about the “Live Dangerously” sign, Nietzsche claimed it was to remind him, “My fear is great.” Nietzsche advocated “letting go” and living life as a great adventure. What about you? Your inner nature calls for you to quest and learn and grow. “No,” you say. “I want security. Aliveness is dangerous. I cannot follow my inner nature.” But when you try to protect yourself from change to maintain security, more often than not, you’ll experience a reduction in your life-force. Your soul will suffer. And for what? Security isn’t secure. Life always changes. Living dangerous means when you’re offered a choice, you take the growth choice not the safe choice, the comfortable choice, or the socially acceptable choice. You choose based upon what generates aliveness for you. Whatever results will provide an opportunity to learn and grow. When dialoguing with a client or in a seminar exchange, I’ll sometimes quote a Universal Law: “The Law of Fearful Confrontation.” If you fear doing something, and yet have the courage to do it anyway, you will soon do a mental flip-flop and may even become addicted to doing it. If you fear sky diving, but force yourself to do it, the experience generates the internal release of beta endorphins. 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