Overcoming your fears

How to Overcome Fears

Franklin D. Roosevelt once declared "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." He described that fear as the "nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance." FDR's message was that the real danger was not the economic conditions themselves, but the prospect that we would become immobilised by our fear of them.

So how can you overcome fear?

Overcoming Fear

“It was a high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, “Always do what you are afraid to do.”- Ralph Waldo Emerson

“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, ‘I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.’ You must do the thing you think you cannot do.”
Eleanor Roosevelt

The best way to learn something is to dive right in to it. When you overcome your fear, you learn that only those who are asleep make no mistakes. Fear is the only thing keeping you from experiencing a life of love and fulfillment. If you make a commitment to overcoming your fears, you will realise that as you take action, learn and develop, your fears start to disappear. The more confident and greater self-belief you have the easier it becomes to manage your fears.

Action: 

“Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.”
Dale Carnegie

1.  You need to define your fears in order to conquer them. Create a list of everything you’re afraid of and start facing them one at a time. Make a commitment to yourself now to not let fear rule your life.

2.  It is often the thought that is far worse than the action

“Fear: False Evidence Appearing Real.”
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How often have you been very fearful about doing something but when you actually take action it was not as bad as you thought?  There's a hint here. Have the fearful thought and then get on with it because it will not be as bad as you think.

3. Be curious
“Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will.”
James Stephens

Get curious about those fears or emotions that you are feeling.  What are they telling you? Maybe you need to do some preparation or research before taking the action? 

4. Don't allow other people's fears to stop you
I also feel it is important in times of uncertainty to stay focused on what you want in life and not allow other people’s fears to get the better of you.

Enjoy the process!
Noelyne

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