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04/07/2017Finding Encouragement in the Fear
05/19/2017We are ALL prone to a fear jumping on us, taking root and spinning our thinking out of control. We don’t take the time to stop and logically think through our scenario, drilling down to the root of the fear.
Fear is one of the primary contributors of being stuck and I talk to lots of people who describe themselves as such. Has a particular fear immobilized you? If so, what are you 
doing about it? Are you holding onto it, rolling it over and over in your mind, until it simply becomes part of your MO?
Think about these four short, GREAT statements from author Susan Jeffers’, Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway:
- Fear will never go away as long as I continue to grow.
- The only way to get rid of the fear of doing something is to go out and do that thing that I fear.
- Not only am I going to experience fear whenever I’m on unfamiliar territory, but so is everyone else.
- Pushing through fear is less frightening than living with the fear of underlying helplessness.
There is a lot of wisdom there. But I also know it’s not that easy to dismiss fears that we’ve been hanging onto for some time. If you are feeling stuck and unable to make decisions and take confident action you are probably wrestling with plain-old fear.
Want to deal with it once and for all?
Schedule a strategy session with me and together, we’ll take it on. And we will win!
Would love to know your thoughts in the comments below. What is your biggest fear?
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What a powerful story to pull us in to the real situation! Love it!
My latest fear was today when I asked a friend to help me move a sofa from one side of the room to the other. but…..I asked him to help me anyway and walla, I love the new look to my room. That may seem like a small and insignificant story but it was powerful to me.
Next, a friend gave me a Roku gadget 3-5 months ago and tried to help me use it but I felt ignorant and anxious when she asked for a password and explained other actions needed to get started. So I just quit the whole idea. Tonight she came over to leave some things for me and I said, “let’s try that Roku thing out.” I just kept focusing and asking for help each step of the way, and tried to make it a fun exercise. It became fun, and I watched a movie on the one-month free Netflix tonight (Spotlight). Now it’s time for bed. I can hardly wait for tomorrow’s discovery!