Everyone experiences fear. It’s part of being human. Fears can be helpful if they are motivating you to do amazing things. But, most fears are what we call limiting fears – they hold you back. Here is a discussion of the top 10 tools to help you overcome limiting fears.
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So, what do you do with fears? How do you overcome them. I’m glad you asked. I cover the topic extensively in my book Live a Happier, Fuller Life. I’ll do a post on it in the future, but briefly, the chapter on managing fears outlines three steps:
- Identifying the fear
- Assessing the fear
- Addressing the fear
As noted before, some fears are necessary and good, some can actually be motivating forces, but for those fears that limit you or hold you back, I’ve identified 10 tools to help you overcome the fears. For now, you’ll have to get your hands on the book to find out what those 10 methods are. But here is the short list.
TEN TOOLS TO TAKE ON FEAR AND OVERCOME IT
- Expose fear to truth
- Frame the fear fairly
- Limit the fear’s scope
- Prepare and reduce fear
- Encouragement-seek in the face of fear
- Break the fear down
- Purpose overrides fear
- Feel the fear and face it
- Charge the fear
- Familiarize the feared
Books Mentioned In This Post*
Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway by Susan Jeffers PhD
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