In response to "Microbiologist Raul Cuero PhD on sparking creativity", I believe that his view that you need to be able to set goals without the fear of failing is powerful and enlightening. The fear of failing is something that can easily hold back people from striving to achieve success. Fear stifles creativity because it makes a person reconsider what they're doing and question if it is good enough. If people remove fear from their thinking, they can achieve the unthinkable. Creativity is essential for innovation which is clear from Raul Cuero's accomplishments. He continues to break boundaries and push toward new innovations and discoveries. I can apply this to my life by removing the fear of failing from my daily thinking in order to