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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  [MASK]  .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  shocked  my mom: I've ridden a motorcycle,I've traveled alone,and I've performed stand-up comedy.