You Can Overcome Fear - Discover How To Silence Fears Forever

Are you letting fear stop you from doing what you want to do? If fear is robbing you of your dreams it's time to change your focus.

Fear is a by product of your thoughts. To overcome fear you need to change the way you look at things and change the way you think about them. Fear is rarely a reflection of your current reality, it's usually a result of anticipating negative future events.

People respond to fear in different ways, they

• avoid things and find ways of getting around them
• give in to the fear and do nothing at all
• let the fear be a catalyst and provoke them into action

The thing you fear the most is often the one thing that's standing in the way of what you really want. Don't let fear rule your life. Recognise it for what it is and let your fear act as a motivator to get you to where you want to be. I'm sure you've heard the phrase, 'feel the fear and do it anyway'; it's possible to feel fear yet move past it and go for what you want regardless.

In the past I've let fear hold me back from doing many things that I really wanted to do. I eventually decided that it was time to do something about it. I didn't want to get to the end of my life and be full of regret for all the things I hadn't done. I decided it was time to face my fears and push past them.

When I stopped to think, I realised that the things I feared rarely actually happened. Then, I started to ask myself, "What's the worse thing that could happen if I did ...?" "Would that really be so bad?"

I began to realise that I'd been letting ridiculous things stop me from stepping out of my comfort zone. I had a choice. I could carry on being afraid and let those fears stop me from doing things, or I could face the fears and go ahead and do things in spite of feeling afraid.

I decided that I wasn't going to let fear of failure stop me any longer.

"You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' You must do the thing you think you cannot do." Eleanor Roosevelt

I encourage you to press on and do what needs to be done, if necessary, do it afraid. There is no magic solution. The key is to recognise the fear for what it really is and refuse to let it hold you back from your dreams. The antidote to fear is to take action.

• develop a clear strategy for overcoming your fear
• begin taking action
• do something every day towards overcoming your fear

Your plan will never be perfect. Make adjustments as you discover what is working and what isn't. When you start taking action the fear will begin to lose its power. Focus on your plan and take some action every day.

It's unlikely that the fears will ever completely go away; fears have a habit of creeping up on you when you're not expecting them. Just tell them that you're not going to listen to them, take a deep breath and dare to live life the way you want to live it.

When you step out of your comfort zone and start to do things that you've been afraid of doing you soon begin to discover that the fear was bigger than the thing itself and there really wasn't anything to be afraid of. Things are rarely as bad as you think.

Don't let fear rob you of your dreams. Do something towards overcoming your fears every day. Keep pushing through and silence your fears forever.

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Lynne Lee is a Christian life coach and spiritual mentor. She helps people to re-design their lives around what matters most.
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