Fear stifles our thinking and actions. It creates indecisiveness that results in stagnation. I have known talented people who procrastinate indefinitely rather than risk failure. Lost opportunities cause erosion of confidence and the downward spiral begins.
When you're offered things it makes it so much easier to be indecisive. And it's silly because you can pass on some really amazing things.
We are born to action and whatever is capable of suggesting and guiding action has power over us from the first.