Are You Living in Fear?
Do you have dreams and goals that would make your life more exciting and rewarding but you talk yourself out of going for them?
Maybe you are feeling fear about the economy or your own abilities.
We are all bombarded by fears, doubts, and reasons why we cannot accomplish what we want for ourselves.
To help put things into perspective, let me give you an interesting definition of the word fear: Fantasized Experiences Appearing Real.
Most of the things we fear are simply an exaggeration of our imagination.
Since our subconscious mind and our nervous system don’t know the difference between reality and our imagination, they produce the same uncomfortable feelings of anxiety.
Our self-talk has created dragons that appear too big for us to handle.
As a performance coach I urge you to allow yourself to experience your fears and move through them with courage — the courage to look, acknowledge, and experience.
Don’t resist, avoid, or condemn your fears. It’s an interesting paradox in life that when you resist something it persists.
Allowing yourself this growth process is like a butterfly freeing itself from the cocoon.
Many famous writers and artists alike recognize the importance of this metamorphosis: Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “Do the thing you fear and the death of fear is certain”.
Eleanor Roosevelt observed, “You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you must stop and look fear in the face. You must do the thing you think you cannot do”.
And Mark Twain put it this way, “Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear — not absence of fear.”
The truth is that success is never final and failure is never fatal — it’s courage that counts.
We have no choice– we have to get past fears.
I know many folks are dealing with big changes in the economy, businesses that were doing well and making a ton of money just a few months ago now might feel incredibly challenged.
Keep in mind that everything in life is always moving.
What appears to be huge and overwhelming is only that way at this moment in time. We all experience fear and doubts and uncertainly.
We have to feed our minds and hearts with information that uplifts us and keeps us on the “right thinking” track that allows us to be resourceful at all times.
When we take the time to nurture our minds and hearts, we will always land on our feet and make lemonade out of lemons.
We need to stop being a victim to past mistakes, fears, doubts, and lack of direction that are holding us back.
One of the realities I’ve discovered as a Performance Coach is that we’re self-fulfilling prophecies.
What we think about ourselves tends to become our reality.
Did you know that on an average day, over 80% of our thoughts are negative?
Can you imagine what they’re like on a bad day?
This means that we are literally programming ourselves to fail or be too scared to try new things.
We all have the power and courage to look our fears in the eye and know that if you give yourself permission, you can deal with any problem or situatio.
The price for not facing your fear is lost opportunities, time, self-esteem, and misuse of potential and talent.
Frankly, I’ve grown to believe that it’s easier to face up to life and do the best you can.
Don’t let fear and doubt rule your life!
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Lee Milteer is an internationally known Performance & Productivity Coach, TV Personality, and Speaker who has counseled and trained over a million people throughout her career. Lee is the founder of the Millionaire Smarts® Coaching Program and is also a best-selling author of educational resources like Success is An Inside Job and Overcoming Unproductive Behaviors. Find out more and sign up for no-cost success resources at www.milteer.com.
