I can think of a-lot, in fact I often find myself caught in the sticky web of avoiding action in order to delay any risk. But in our society the risk has been greatly removed. In fact I would even bet that the risk is almost non-existent.
What's the worst that could happen if you go to a job and drop a resume? So what if there is a stack of Resume's 200 high, what's the worst that could happen.... not getting hired? Think back a few thousand years when the risks of doing what you needed usually ended in a battle with a wild animal and usually ended in death. Luckily our survival isn't as brutal. Unfortunately the part of our brain that is hard wired for us to avoid this savage death is still very alive, acting upon our every decision.
Thats why we get so anxious moving in a direction we may even KNOW is good for us. Why do you think people get so anxious when approaching women they might like to date, or going in for a job interview? These feelings are long remnants from a time when living in the wild was full of danger, and acting in the wrong way could have easily caused maiming and death.
Good thing we live in the year 2009, now all we have to do is get over our negative programming and move ahead no matter the forecast. Essentially lose hope, it's a numbers game, you are always competing with hundreds of people for select positions in any market, the best you can do is get your word out to as many people.
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