Many people become paralyzed by fear, allowing it to prevent them from moving forward with their hopes and dreams. The following purposeful action steps will reduce your fears and give you enough confidence to move forward.
Positive Thinking
Most people would be amazed at the actual number of negative thoughts that creep into their minds on a daily basis. Being conscious of these thoughts is the first step to defeating them. Develop a method of tracking your negative thoughts and use a pattern interrupt to turn those negative thoughts into ones that are positive and promote growth.
Embrace your mistakes.
If your fear is based on your past mistakes, it is important that you also embrace those mistake and move past them. Know that mistakes are a necessary part of achieving success. Make the mistake, learn from it and move on.
Ask for help
If there is anything you should never be afraid to do, it’s asking for help. Know that you are not the only person that has been afraid to take action. Seek out someone in your mini-mastermind group.
Avoid Fire Starters
When it comes to moving past your fears and achieving your dreams, there will never be a shortage of fire starters and scare tactic commandos. These are individuals that point out every possible stumbling block when you share your ideas with them and they seldom offer encouragement or advice.
These are individuals that have not yet found the courage to face their own fears and envy those that have. They will thrust their own fears and negative thoughts about themselves onto you in the blink of an eye. This will leave you questioning your own qualifications, intelligence, and readiness.
Recognize and Redirect
Learn to recognize fear early and redirect it. The earlier you can recognize fear the sooner you can take action to prevent it from consuming you. Redirect your thoughts by reading a book, exercising or other activities that you find relaxing.
Focus on the endgame
By focusing on the fear and allowing it to consume your thoughts, it takes your focus and energy away from the one thing that really matters—the endgame! When fear begins to creep into your mind, ask yourself these questions.
- What will moving past my fear afford me?
- How will my life and the lives of my loved ones be different if I put all of my positive energy into moving forward in spite of my fears?
- Will I have regrets later in life if I allow my fears to prevent me from moving forward?
