Facing Your Fears

Fear is a normal human reaction but not a welcomed one.

Fear of not being good enough, smart enough or successful enough can be debilitating… [F]ear is a normal part of starting any change…We often think of fear in a negative way, but fear can be a very positive force. Fear can signal that you are changing and growing. ~ Patti Johnson.

What ever it is that you fear here’s some resources to help you face your fears.

Fear of Failure

We know that Fear of Failure is Holding Us Back and that’s because we want to have our dreams come true without as little rejection and road block as possible. In short – we don’t want to be vulnerable.

Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears. –Les Brown

— John C Maxwell (@JohnCMaxwell) April 12, 2014

Fear of Success

There’s those who also have a Fear of Success – myself included. However, I recently learned that Fear of Success is A Myth and it’s still just fear of failure.

If we want to live our dreams, we must give up our conscious & unconscious fears about our dream, if we don’t we will only live our fears!LB

— Les Brown (@MRLESBROWN) August 30, 2009

Fear of Being Judged

Although most of us won’t readily admit this, we also have a fear of being judged.

What to do with all these Fears?

Face them! Easier said than do right? But who said anything good comes easy…ok ok another cliché but isn’t it true?

1. Know your fears.

The first step is being honest about your fears. Know them and accept them. Determine if your fear is based on facts in your situation or just hardwired in how you think. ~ Patti Johnson

2. Face your fears by writing a letter to your fear. I believe writing is therapeutic and trying this approach might allow you to put on paper what you may not have the courage to say to someone else.

3. Master your fear with these 6 tips and awesome quotes to motivate you:

4. Go out and be great with these ten steps to overcoming fear and doing something big.