WHAT IS THE CAUSE OF FEAR? I think I finally realized WHY I never got to finish several projects that I have started. First, I DOUBTED myself that I did not prepare or educate myself enough to do them. This lack of confidence and/or competence created in me a kind of FEAR that I might not be able to do a PERFECT JOB(EGO-INDUCED), so my pride would just prevent me from finishing it.