Cowabunga! Now thats a word i haven't used in about 30 years but feels totally apt for how i feel about the responses from around 60 of you to this weeks QOTW! You all really knocked it out of the ballpark, and what better way to end Season 8! So thank you to everyone really because virtually every post was written with so much thought and real passion, feeling and whole lot of wisdom. I have to be honest, judging this week is near on impossible so i have awarded 6 posts that were not only awesome but also from those of you who may not have won one of the competitions before.. Now, before i get to the awards id like to share a little about the responses we had and look at some of the common themes and ideas that came up. I try to comment on all our posts, but please excuse me if i didn't manage to comment on yours.. It is almost impossible to keep up with you guys! Nevertheless i read them all and curated them all too (unless they were significantly less then 500 words)...

Before i share a list of words that describe what you all thought i would like to say that i am amazed how almost no body spoke about time! I'm so happy to see this is not the reason that you chose, as wise birds as you all are.. because of COURSE we all have time, time is all we have! What was absolutely clear to me is the number of people who mentioned FEAR and also PROCRASTINATION. Fear came top of the list with so many of you describing an amazing array of types of fear and why fear is holding us back. Its quite an eye opener and really demonstrates how so many of us agree that FEAR is holding us back in so many ways. I think its fair to say that it is FEAR that is truly one of the greatest obstacles that we have to face. I think it would make a great question in itself, WHY ARE PEOPLE FEARFUL.. so much so I'm even considering extending Season 8 to include that as a final question! There were so many kinds of fear that i have to start by mentioning some of the many types of fear that you have mentioned!

Fear of failure, Fear of criticism. Fear of rocking the boat, Fear failure, Fear is a crippling emotion, Fear has stopped millions of people from taking a bold step, Fear that paralyzes us as a population, Fear we may have that prevents us from taking action, Fear of the unknown, Fear of what our action will produce, Fear of mistakes and Fear of disappointments, Fear of witch hunting. If you are experiencing fear you will not be able to have the boldness to take whatever actions you need to take.

Phewph! Quite amazing how many types of fear we have to hold us back isn't it! OK. SO now i would like to share a list of other things that you shared that you all think Prevent Action! Its quite the list!!!

Fear
The Bystander Effect – Thinking Others Will Act
Thinking We Are Not Competent
Trying to Survive
Moral Disengagement
Stockholm Syndrome
Corruption
Conformity
Cognitive Dissonance
My Limiting Mindset
Pessimistic Feelings
Apathy
Lack of Determination
Laziness
Exhaustion
Impotence
Indignation
Lack of Focus
Disability
Culture
The Wrong Goals
Not Asking for Help
Self-believe
Clarity
Ignorance
Procrastination
Priority
Confidence
Distracted
Mindset
Perfectionism
Lack of Purpose
Corruption
Distractions
Selfishness
Social Desirability
Indifference
Low Self-esteem
Perfectionism
A feeling of not owning our world

So a really big thank you to everyone who took part., quite an amazing response and I'm very happy that at least we here on Hive understand what is going on so well!! Many of you also offered some solutions to these limitations, and that is very nice to see! If you would like to browse through some of the post then please click on the link below to see the topic tag

Check the answers at #qotw

Awards!

Ok so finally we can get to the awards! This was a mission impossible but i have chosen SIX posts rather than five by accident! So a hearty congratulations to @sunnyvo, @harnah12, @doziekash58, @dwixer68, @estherscott, @carlynn.. I hope this gift helps to increase your HP and lets you comment and post even more!

Phewph! What a week. Thank you again everyone for blowing my mind, and showing us all how much you all care! Now lets take all this great wisdom and knowledge and let yourself take action on the things that you think are important. AND most importantly let us not let FEAR hold us back!! The only way to conquer fear is to face it head on and JUST DO IT!