Rise Above Fear: (7) Steps to Achieve Greatness!

Fear! Ugh. Such a small, but highly debilitating word. The dictionary describes ‘fear’ in these ways:

- a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined
- the feeling or condition of being afraid
- concern or anxiety
- something that causes feelings of dread or apprehension

When one reflects on the definitions above of what fear means/is, only one thing comes to mind: it is highly debilitating to our-self and our-life. The problem with having ‘fears’ or in being ‘fearful’ is thatit makes us WEAK. And when we are weak, it debilitates us in a multitude of ways.

Consider these examples:

* The sales representative who fails in his role because he is ‘fearful’ of rejection
* The employee who does not exert forceful leadership because he is ‘fearful’ of losing his job
* The child who does not stand up for himself because he is ‘fearful’ of getting into a fight
* The aspiring entrepreneur who does not ‘set out on his own’ because he is ‘fearful’ of failure

I could go on and on, but you get the point. Fear, in all its forms and manifestations, is debilitating. We must not live in fear. We must not let fear debilitate our-selves or our life. To be fearful about such things above (rejection or losing one’s job or of getting into a fight or of failure) is to live in weakness; to operate (i.e., ‘live’) in a weakened state. I do not need to tell you that this is no way to live. The question is: ‘how do we eliminate fear from self and life?’ The answer lies within YOU.

You see, ‘fear’ is an emotion – and a very WEAK one at that (as opposed to being in Love or being Angry or being Inspired – which are all STRONG emotions). Our challenge is that only we can change our emotion. No amount of reading self-help books, sitting with a shrink, or commiserating with friends will help us overcome fear. Fear is an individual weakness and, therefore, can only be overcome by individual strength. The good news is, there is a process to overcome fear.

Listed below are (7) steps you can take TODAY to overcome any fear that may be debilitating your-self and your-life:

1. Isolate what it is you are fearful of (e.g., losing your job, rejection, failure, etc.)
2. Get angry (fear is holding you back from greatness; it is destroying YOUR life)
3. Dismiss the fear from your mind (remember: most fears are not real, they are imagined so…dismiss it, quickly and determinedly)
4. Develop a plan to squash fear (e.g., if you are a sales rep and are fearful of not meeting your quota or of meeting rejection, develop a detailed sales plan that will give you high confidence in meeting your sales goals. When we have a PLAN to squash fear, fear has no chance of survival)
5. Take action immediately (do not let FEAR consume you for another minute – take action today, NOW, by implementing your fear-squashing plan
6. Write the following on an index card and say it loudly 10x/day - (“Fear is a WEAK emotion. I will not let a weak emotion debilitate me or my life any longer. I am above fear. “)
7. In Moments of Weakness (i.e., when FEAR is creeping its ugly head back into your mind),dismiss it IMMEDIATELY, read your index card statement (#6), and visit your plan in #4.

Fear is a ‘virus’ of the mind. Do not let the virus take hold. Do not let the virus infect you. By following the steps above, you can eliminate fear from your mind. And when you do this, you will now operate from a position of STRENGTH and CONFIDENCE. Your mental state will improve. Your physical state will improve. And, suddenly, all aspects of YOUR LIFE will improve. Feeling better? Now, get to work…

All Now Rests With You!