What is your biggest Fear?
Does it keep you from achieving your goals? Does it slow you down?
The things we fear can cause severe limitations to us.
Fear arouses from our thoughts, by what we watch or what we hear; it functions through our sense organs. When it lays hold on you, you become its victim.
Example, if a group of people are traveling and the break suddenly fails, 80% of the passengers will be gripped with the fear of death, hence their scream could even confuse the driver and hasten accident.
Here are five practical ways that can help you overcome your fears:
1: Protect your mind
Identify the source of your fear. Avoid feeding your mind with negative things such as- listening to bad news- surrounding yourself with friends who only discuss negative things; they never see the good in anyone neither do they bring good reports.The mind lights your life, do not fill it with junks.
Life is a GIGO - "Garbage In Garbage Out". What you feed your mind with gives room for evil or good thoughts.
Proverbs 4:23 says "Guard your hearts with all diligence for out of it comes the issues of Life".
2: Challenge your beliefs about fear
Decide to think positive.
Positive thoughts attracts positive results, the law of attraction states that "You are a magnet attracting what you think and feel".Positive thinking is related to having faith.
Therefore exercise Faith even when situations around you seem discouraging.Always expect good results in everything you do.
Think positive and create a good feeling within you.
3: Embrace your fears
Being fearless was never the goal in the first place. Courage is.
Are you afraid?
Be able to move with it.
Then go around it.
Facing your fears little by little can help them feel more manageable and less daunting.
If you want to make some frickin' magic with it, accept it and do some cool sh*t with it!Life isn't about waiting on the tide to pass.
Life is about learning how to dance in the rain.
If you're cultivating the habit of writing DAILY:
Write without fear.
Edit without mercy.
4: Take Action
Refuse to keep postponing appointments, task, visitations etc.
Procrastination reduces your confidence, creates fear of loosing out on opportunities that would make a difference in your life; "A stich in time saves nine".
It reduces peoples trust or regard for you.
Example, you may have a proposal to present, but due to procrastination, a task that would have taken you a week to clear, would last perhaps a month.
On the day of your presentation, because you were not prepared, you will be filled with fear of failing and fear of loosing a contract etc.
5: Build Confidence
Self confidence helps to deal with fear. That is; being bold, approach every situation around you with confidence. Do not shy away from your responsibilities because when you do, it drastically reduces your self esteem.
Don't continue telling yourself, "I can't do this or that".
Face every challenge that comes with confidence. It may be fear of speaking in public gatherings, this is very important, no one was born a perfect being.
You must learn to overcome this by starting from somewhere, by addressing family members during family meetings, ushering at events or church, attending concerts, interaction with people who will add positively to your life.
We all have fears and insecurities some we realize and some were not aware of. It's all a process of becoming a better human being.
Dive deep and pinpoint what’s stopping you from moving onto higher success.
Often, "fear" of e.g. change & being unwilling to get out of your comfort zone is the real culprit.
Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear ❤️
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