Priyanka Chopra recalls mother's 'I didn't raise a coward' advice

A famous actress named Priyanka Chopra once felt very nervous about going to a party.

She knew some people at the party did not like her, and she did not like them either.

Sitting in the car with her mother, she said she did not want to go.

Her mother looked at her and said, 'I didn't raise a coward.'

Those words made Chopra feel brave.

She walked into the party and felt like she owned it.

A psychologist named Prerna Pant says parents' words can be very powerful, even for grown-ups.

She says feeling scared does not mean you cannot handle something.

Courage means feeling afraid but still doing the right thing.

So it is okay to be nervous, as long as fear does not make your decisions for you.