Face Your Fears

"Only when we are no longer afraid do we begin to live"
Dorothy Thompson

Is there something that you have been wanting to do but are prevented from doing so because of fear? What are you waiting for?

Once you address your fears, they can no longer hold you back. There is nothing left to be afraid of.

I love Susan Jeffer's book, "Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway". It exemplifies that you have to feel your fears, address them and let them exist, and do what you want in your life, not in spite of them, but because of them.

Why are you allowing your fears to minimize your life? What are you truly afraid of?

Once you face your demons and look at the worst case scenario, you are free to live your life to the fullest.

You cannot truly live if you are in constant fear of things going wrong. Too often we focus on what could happen, not what actually transpires.

If you have a dream and your fears are preventing you from fulfilling that dream, the time has come to put it to rest.

Take a moment to look at the facts, not what you imagine things to be. The mind is a very powerful tool and once you let it go in the direction of your fears, it will keep wanting to revisit them until you put a stop to it.

Every time you feel your mind wandering in that direction, ask yourself, "What purpose is this serving?".

"What am I delaying by focusing on my fears instead of my goals?"

"What am I really afraid of?"

Often times, it is not what you had originally thought. The fears lie deeper than the surface, and often re-surface in times of uncertainty and change.

If you are going through a transitional period, whether it be with your health, your career or a relationship, take a step back. Look at your life as if from the outside, through the eyes of a stranger, and ask yourself if you would be this afraid?

Are you reacting to past experiences, not the present? Are these experiences coloring your judgement?

Address your fears as they stand today, not yesterday or a decade ago.

Who are you today? Maybe you're stronger now than you were then? And all those things you are afraid of could not possibly happen to you now. You simply wouldn't allow it. You know better and so you do better.

Feel the fear and do it anyway. You have nothing to lose.