Instead of giving you another expert interview or business tip to help push your business forward -- I'm going to tell you what might be holding you BACK.
FEAR
Fear, in some form or another, is the *number one* reason most do not succeed.
- Fear of failure.
- Fear of loss.
- Fear of being wrong.
This is a 3-day series on facing fear. Today is the first part, and I'll post the rest later.
I'm here to tell you that fear is senseless, mindless, and USELESS!
Fear holds me back too... Even after tremendous success, I still fight my own tendencies...
- I was afraid to "get out there", take a leadership role, and let people know who I am. (for fear of rejection)
- I was afraid to spend money - even when I had plenty of it. (because I grew up very poor, money was something to be frugal with, not blow)
- I struggled to make big decisions that affected others. (the last thing I want is to harm someone else because of a wrong decision)
Sure, fear was a useful emotion when the cavemen were deciding whether or not to attack that sabre tooth tiger... but in this modern society... it just holds most of us back.
Fear has many names, like 'apprehension', 'anxiety', 'distress' - but they can all be overcome easily by applying something else evolution gave us: Reason.
The 9 Ways to Face Fear that follows is how I finally took control of my own destiny - and overcame the huge emotional road-blocks holding me back -
So without further ado...
9 Ways to Overcome Fear (Part 1)
1. Do the Right Thing!
Just doing what you think is "right" is the most powerful way to face your fears. If you know inyour heart of hearts that something is the right thing to do... it's easy.
2. Use Pain to Motivate Gain
If you are not happy with your current situation - change it! Use your unhappiness with today to take charge of your future and create something better for tomorrow.
Don't focus on the pain, but instead focus on joy. Visualize exactly what your life will be like when your situation isdifferent. When you are prosperous, have freedom, and security. Ifyou have painful parts of your life now, you have all the motivation you need to make it different.
3. Try, Try, Try Your Way to Courage
This is a quote by Henry James I like: "Until you try, you don't know what you can't do."
I like to think of "trying" something as less intimidating than "doing" something.
When you try something - even a little part of something - the mystery is gone. Fear is in large part due to the "unknown". And when you just TRY something, it is no longer unknown.
I'll share another story and parts 4-9 in a few days!
Looking forward!
Travis
PS. One useful way to overcome your fears is to use a checklist. When you can follow a checklist, step-by-step (like putting together a toy), a daunting task becomes easy. That is what I provide with my"7 Steps to S.U.C.C.E.S.S" formula in the Business Victory Club - a step-by-step system to build your own profitable business from scratch:
http://www.smallbusinessvictory.com/club/