Date: Saturday, October 10th 2015
Participants (from 11 countries):

Host: Marwa
Moderator: Johny

Teams:
Panel PRO: Amir, Meriem, Mary Ann, Peter, Jay, Habibur
Panel CON: Finda, Seif, Marwa
Audience: Johny, Ayisha, Zana, Amine:

Panel PRO:

Fear is not always a negative thing, it can have it's advantages.
Fear can drive you to perform better.
Fear is helpful for those who are afraid of failing exams because they will perform better in their exams in order to avoid other people's ridicule.
Fear pushes people to do their best in order to succeed.
Learning how to overcome your fears is the key to success in all subjects.
Fear teaches you that you are your own first enemy. Once you overcome it, success becomes easier to achieve.
Some people will use the emotion of fear as a motivating factor.
Fear is important in the learning process. It teaches people to be brave and overcome mental obstacles.
Fear and courage are the two sides of the same coin: Fear is what makes us focus in what we need.
Fear helps us to be focused because it reminds us of what can be lost.
Fear can be one path to perfection. If we want to be perfect at something, we need to fear something.
Religious people can use the fear of their God in order to help them become more compassionate and caring people.

Panel CON:

Not everyone uses it as an incentive.
Many people are so afraid that it becomes an overwhelming obstacle to success.
If the fear is greater than their other motivations, it can stop their progress.
In workplaces where there are people from different nationalities, a person can be so afraid of their opinions that they feel insecure about themselves and it can affect their trust towards one another.
Fear awakens many other negative emotions and the sum of these can obstruct someone’s progress.
Some people just cannot overcome it.
Fear leads to shyness and hesitation. These negative emotions can prevent a person from taking advantage of opportunities in life.
Fear entraps people.
Fear of disappointments makes people hold back and prevents them from accomplishing their immediate task.
It leads to hesitation and by hesitation people avoid doing things.
Fear prevents people from thinking clearly.
Fear can make people lose money and it keeps people from seizing business opportunities.

Audience summary:

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