To see me in this picture, you would never guess that I have a tremendous fear of height. With every move I made while standing on this cliff, my knees began to shake. Yet I stood there enjoying the view, celebrating that I completed the hike to reach the top. This hike taught me a valuable lesson about fear. It is the thought of fear, that holds us back. Fear can be paralyzing, but the fear hurts more than the thing you are actually scared of.
Since my first business endeavor failed, I have been scared to go full on with any of my business plans and ideas. But I came to realize, that while I may not be adding to my failure, I am also not doing anything to reach the goals that I set for myself. That is why this year, my main focus, or resolution (if you will) is to constantly do something scary that will move me closer to achieving my bigger goal.
As Darren Hardy, one of my mentors said, Fear is not real, Sure it feels real… but the thing we are actually afraid of is an illusion or an invention of the mind. The only way to overcome it, is to face it head on. Will you be scared while doing it?, Certainly! Will you fail, maybe, But I can guarantee that if you do nothing at all, you will definitely be stuck exactly where you are right now; in fear!
Take a page out of my book, do something scary! Write down three things that you have been putting off at work because of fear and ask yourself the following questions:
If I do this…
will I die?
will I hurt myself or someone else?
will this help me reach my goals in the long run?
If you can honestly answer yes to only the last question, then get those things done today!
Resources
Darren Hardy – http://www.darrendaily.com/
Corey Stokes 