Fear
“Taking a new step, uttering a new word is what people fear most.”
Hello Friends,
I hope everyone is off to a great start this week! A client recently reached out to gain some tips on overcoming fear, so I decided to write about this topic for this week’s blog. Most of us have experienced fear in our lives. People are fearful for many reasons: change, failure, loneliness, or something terrible happening. Fears are our subconscious, allowing our imagination to get lost in the thought forest, which stems from the unknown and walking into it. Fear may stop you from expressing yourself, which means not being yourself. When your true self cannot be shown, others don’t get the chance to know and appreciate the real you. Facing fears helps build courage, confidence, happiness, and fulfillment. To be able to overcome them, you should explore, identify, and admit the root of the fear. Gaining this awareness behind your reasons for being fearful can help create goals to overcome them.
Ask yourself these questions:
o When and why did this fear first appear?
o Why do you want to overcome this fear?
Think about small goals that lead to the big goal of overcoming fear. Investigate and slowly move towards your fears and keep track of progress to reward yourself for reaching your main goal. Listen to your thoughts; your inner being will let you know how and when you are ready to overcome fear.
Now ask yourself this question:
o What three steps can you take towards overcoming this fear?
After you have pondered on reasons and goals, use the tips below to help keep you on track to overcoming fear.
Tip #1: Attitude and Mental Adjustment:
After you set some goals to move towards, it’s time for an attitude adjustment. Fear is not something people want to feel, let alone confront; however, moving towards it is the first step toward resolution when you feel fear. There shouldn’t be too much attention, energy, or time put into fear if you plan to succeed in your goals. You can start with a new attitude towards fear. Our minds are programmed to expect the worst to happen, and we should train our brains to do the opposite to overcome these thoughts. Think of one positive result for every idea you have with a negative outcome. Give yourself a fair fight by having theories on both sides. Those positive thoughts may help gain perspective and invalidate the negative thoughts by giving another outlook.
An example of this is a fearful person speaking to a crowd. Instead, they can also be appreciative of being able to reach many people. Now the focus shifts and this tactic helps the mind prepare action plans for the best and the worst-case scenarios.
Tip #2: Supportive people:
Create a circle of supportive people. This support in times of fear can ease the pressure and help with self-isolation, leading to increasing negative thoughts towards yourself. Use these people as mentors, resources, or a person to lean on when needing some uplifting. Ask for stories of how they overcame similar fears, take this information, and determine how it may work for you.
Tip #3: Pray:
Take some time out to get guidance from your choice of religious or spiritual beliefs. This time can help give you clarity and re-center, leading you to your purpose. Find readings, stories, or verses that can help provide insight for overcoming your fears.
In closing, if you or someone you know is dealing with fear, take some time to examine the root and determine if you are ready to take steps to overcome fear. When prepared to take the steps, develop a plan of small goals to overcome fear. And don’t forget to keep a supportive circle of friends to help uplift you in times of need.
Stay tuned for next week’s blog!
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Many blessings, and remember, you are a miracle!