I often write in generic terms, through which I remove my emotions from the words, which makes the thoughts clearer for others to understand, but today my connection to the topic is personal, my link to my fears. Each day there seems to be a different mix of emotions. I move from fear to bravery to fear and back again. Anxiety, to me, is a force we are all learning to deal with, but my worries are much more constant and more significant than I once believed. Overcoming them is the secret to moving forward in life, or more likely to move forward is overcoming my fears.

Facing and Dealing with My Fears

I am like most people. I am afraid that I will be inadequate in what I attempt to do. I am so scared that I will let others down or, more rightly, myself in an attempt to accomplish anything. My failures are most often a result of these things. What if I try and give it my all, and it still doesn’t work? What then? The root of most of my fears developed through experiences, the time I tried, and it didn’t work out, the time we failed or forgotten. The time we were hurt. The fear of being hurt again limits us. How do you overcome this?

Could you take Action to Defeat My Fears?

Taking action is the right cure for fear. My fears live in the midst of the unknown and are manifested by worry. Worry is the result of fearful thoughts that don’t allow for growth. Worry amplifies fear.  Action defeats it. There is no fear after taking action because there is no doubt and nothing to worry about because the results are all there to analyze.  Your mind moves from the unknown to the known. Even if your actions don’t work out the way you envisioned, they still allow you to move forward in your life.

Fear rarely occurs when you are in the midst of danger. Instead, you react, without a doubt, and the thoughts of what might have been only visiting you after an event. Fear is just a thought that you pay attention to in your consciousness. The action puts your focus away from your fear, and that is a good thing.

Take Action

The obvious thing for me to do is take action and let the cards fall where they will. Fear is a prescription for limit and lack. Action is the conduit for results and knowledge. There is no fear in education, only hard truth, which can take you exactly where you want to go in the world.

All of the monsters we fear to live in the dark and are revealed to be harmless when a little light reveals their true nature. Action is the light that allows you to face, deal with, and eliminate the limiting fears in your life. I am resolving to take steps that will lead me to where I want to be.

My Biggest fears: 

Trying and not succeeding- this leads to difficulty finding motivation and stops affirmative action. 

Unexpected Loss- Makes me very guarded with opportunities. What if they don’t work out. 

Opening up and being hurt for it.   It makes me sabotage many relationships before they get too far. Hurt them before they can hurt me. 

Not being good enough- If you never go all out, you will never know your value, so if you never put yourself out there, this will never find realization. 

Action is the cure for all of these things, and I know that and am attempting to take positive steps in defeating each of my fears so that I can live a life full of the things I want: success, love, fun, growth, and all the positive things life has to offer. We will see how I am doing, defeating my fears.