“I was obsessed with control I was obsessed with the idea of having it all figured out and this made me scared of committing to anything but really I was scared of failure”

Obsession With Control Is Just Fear Of Failure In Disguise

Pat spent years paralyzed by questions about what to build and whether it would work. He realized his need to have everything figured out before starting was just fear of failure in disguise, and only giving himself permission to fail unlocked actual progress.