About this episode
Why should you Start with Fear? What can we hope to gain from facing our fears and How do we actually start Crushing those fears?… Here are just a few (of many) reasons to Face Your Fears: Gateway to Results- facing your fears can give you valuable experience that you can use to grow, build and learn strategies to execute at a higher level in the future. Remember that even failure carries with it knowledge that will improve your skills moving forward. Personal Growth- the fastest way to grow is to stretch yourself. This will most certainly happen when you face your fears. You learn new ways to accomplish your goals, and you are forced to adapt to a new environment. Increased Fulfillment- personal growth is one of the most important ways to feel a greater amount of fulfillment and passion in your life. Truly living only happens when we are growing personally and professionally. Facing your fears is an amazing way to do this. Build Confidence & Belief- as we face our fears, we build confidence and belief in our own abilities to handle life and the amount of uncertainty we have in life. The experience that comes from dealing with fear creates new beliefs that we can handle any situation in life, and this will create more confidence in our ability stop deal with even greater challenges in the future. I can go on and on about the positive benefits that come with facing your fears. I also know that there can be difficult, emotional and negative experiences that come with facing our fears. Rejection, Failure, and Set Backs can also come with facing your fears, but remember this… Anything that you can Learn from a Situation can be turned into a Positive if you will just Make the Decision that it will help you Grow and do better in the Future. How to Start Crushing Your Fear. Now let’s talk about how you can start Crushing Your Fears and some ideas I have for Taking Action… I’ve learned all kinds of ways to deal with fear, challenges and struggles in my life. I wrote down a few of the Empowering Thoughts, Techniques and Disciplines that I have learned and used over the years, and here are a few of the best ideas I can give you: Say Yes, then Figure it Out- most every 7-Figure mentor that I know has adopted the idea that they will act on opportunity and figure it out along the way. You don’t need to know everything to take action. Good is Good Enough- taking action on your dreams, desires and opportunities is good enough. Don’t wait for confidence to tackle your fears. Confidence comes after you push through your fears. Focus Your Energy- when you are leaning into fear, you must create space to focus your time, energy and talent so you can develop the skills needed to handle the challenge. Don’t multi task when facing your fears. Surround Yourself with Positive- facing fears can be scary, but you can build up your confidence, belief and abilities by surrounding yourself with others that have already faced similar fears. They can help you benefit from belief transference, positive influence and support along the way. Eliminate Distractions- the best way to deal with your fears to to block out some time and hit them head on. Don’t allow distractions, easy ways out and others to distract you from your objective and focus on conquering your fears. Do Less Not More- the key to handling your fears is not to take everything on all at once. Don’t feel you need to do it all. Just simply take the first step. Most times, the answers, details and solutions come along the way. The path to dealing with your fears will most time reveal the solutions you are looking for along the way. Ultimately, there is not magic pill or easy way to get through facing yours fears. You are the only one equipped to handle your fears. You are the only that can face them. But, if you will remember and adopt the idea that “Everything happens for a reason and that reason is there to Benefit me”, then your perspective will drive your experience. True or not, that will empower you to create an experience of growth and learning rather than failure, disappointment and struggle. WARNING: Don’t Let This Happen! I have a thought that came to me, and it is a simple (but serious) word of caution or warning. Sometimes we fail to recognize that the opportunity or situation “already present in our life” is what we fear dealing with the most. As a result, we (as entrepreneurs, investors, or just humans) use new opportunities as excuses to “Not deal with Fear we currently have”. Let me give you an example. So many times I have seen entrepreneurs or individuals chase shinny objects (new opportunites) in order to find a “way out” of working hard and dealing with the struggles they may be currently facing. You cannot move from opportunity to opportunity thinking you are “operating outside your comfort zone” or facing new challenges, when you are truthful just avoiding finding solutions to your current situation. Learn to face your fears regardless of where they are present in your life. You Can Do It!! I know we all have greatness inside of us. I know that we are given challenges for a reason and that reason is to grow and develop the best versions of ourselves. This is not a destination driven objective. It is a path based journey. We learn, grow, develop along the way for our entire lives. When you fall in love with the process…the path…then you release your need for the end result. When you stop fixating on the end result, you can start to really enjoy the process more. You are on a path that rewards the person willing to Lean into their Fears with the Benefit of Prosperity, Personal Growth and Happiness. By avoiding your fears you are left with disappointment, regret and failure. After all, you will miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. You will Benefit from 100% of the shots you do take (regardless of scoring points) if you Learn something from every shot. Wayne Dyer said that as we all look back on the Tapestry of our Lives we will gain a better perspective and the Meaning and Purpose of our Challenges become more clear. It is my hope that when you look back on your are Happy and Confident that you Leaned into your Fear…that you took the risks…that you embraced change…that you learned to love the process of Growth. I am working on that every day, and I believe you can to. You can do it. You have the abilities to handle anything if you will simply put your mind, effort and resolve to doing it. What the mind can conceive and believe it CAN achieve. So, Start Creating Your Best Life Today.