Last week, I shared 3 ways to overcome fears. Today I'm sharing a very scary, personal story about facing fear, and also giving you a downloadable PDF document called "9 lock solid, fail-proof ways to overcome your fears".
You can read my story below, and download the PDF here:
7 years ago, I was living in San Diego, and commuting to Century City 4 times a week for my job. It was BRUTAL - 2.5 hours each way when the traffic cooperated. (4 hours if I left at the wrong time)
One day I was sitting in a high-rise in Century City, trying hard to kickstart a little Direct Marketing company, when I got a phone call:
"Mr. Giggy, your fiancee' just collapsed on the floor and went into convulsions. We called the ambulance and they are on the way. You should probably meet us at the hospital."
I was petrified! I was in shock - but only for a moment... That very moment, a lesson in overcoming fear became painfully obvious.
** Action is better than non-action. **
I sprinted out of the building and jumped in my car. I whipped onto the southbound 405 highway, and...
BAM. Traffic. Stopped dead.
Nothing could have been worse at that time. (I would change my tune in a few mintes)
I just wanted to drive 150 mph straight to San Diego and be with my wife...
Soon, the traffic broke up, and I was starting to make some time.
About 15 miles into my trip, a car in front of me slammed violently on the brakes! I managed to stop and barely avoid an accident, but the lady behind me... did not.
She hit me.
She hit me so hard that my car lurched forward and hit the car in front of me. I was now sandwiched between two vehicles, in the middle of rush hour, on the 405 highway, in the middle of LA, with my wife at a hospital in San Diego, 120 miles away.
Nothing could have been worse at that time. (I would change my tune in a few minutes)
Thank God I wasn't hurt other than some nasty whiplash. The lady behind me was bleeding, but not seriously hurt. The 16 year old girl in front of me was emotionally damaged, but not hurt. The worst part was that my car was literally STUCK to the cars in front and behind me, so we couldn't move the accident from traffic until help arrived.
Citizens of LA, being the angels they are, were literally driving by, giving me the finger and yelling to get my piece of sh*t off the road.
Finally, help arrived, pried our cars apart, and took the police report.
I just wanted to get out of there, because my wife was still in the hospital... so I declined medical treatment, declined mechanical help on my car (which was obviously damaged) and just got out of there as fast as I could.
I made it about another 30 miles before my car broke down...
Apparently, when my car hit the car in front of me, the alternator belt was pushed up against the coolant hose. It was just a matter of miles before the hose ruptured - all my coolant leaked out - and I was:
Stranded on the side of the road, in a damaged vehicle, in the tail-end of rush hour, on the 405 highway, in the middle of LA, with my wife in a San Diego hospital 100 miles away.
Nothing could have been worse at the time...
Things got a little better when the doctors called. I was informed my wife was going to be OK. They were going to release her tonight. She was going to be fine.
I made it home about 4 hours later ... because of the whiplash, I was worse off than my fiancee' ... who had to get herself home from the hospital.
.... Moral of the story ....
I was not there for her. It was unacceptable in my book. I decided to change things up a little...
** Work your business around your life. NEVER work your life around your business. **
It is how I structure everything I do these days... Enough "business" to keep me engaged and happy, and enough "family time" to watch my kids grow up and enjoy my wife. I structured my business this way on purpose.
I think you would be smart to structure your life around the things that are important to you.
Download the 5 page PDF on facing your fears here:
Thanks for reading my story!
Travis