Orison Swett Marden said, “Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them.”
If you have watched fantasy movies there are lots of times where people come up against a foe who when cowered before is powerful and strong. Yet when stood up to disappears because they were an illusion. When you come across an obstacle be strong and your mind will come up 10X more creative ways to get through it than if you cower and allow it to beat you.