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As I got older,the list of things to  fear  got longer.I became a natural  worrier  .I was concerned about things like getting cancer,losing my wallet,being caught in car accidents and earthquakes --  disasters  big and small,real and  imaginary  .The funny part is that you'd never know it by looking at my life,because I'm constantly  forcing  myself to do the things that frighten or worry me.In fact,I've developed a  rule  for myself: If it scares me,then I have to do it  at least  once.I've done lots of things that would have  [MASK]  my mom: I've ridden a motorcycle,I've traveled alone,and I've performed stand-up comedy.