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Time doesn’t care about how you spend it; that’s your job. – Anthony L. Bell

What Are You Afraid Of?

It may surprise you that the reason why most people don’t achieve success in life is because they don’t believe they can. Believing in your own abilities is the root of self-image and self-esteem. The greatest roadblock to recognizing and developing your natural tendencies into talents and skills is fear. If you were more confident about your abilities to be successful you would be well on your way to being a success. You have drunk from the well of fear, tasted self-destructive thinking and digested beliefs that are counterproductive to achieving what you want. You fear loss, uncertainty, moving beyond your comfort zone, what others may say, and you have self-doubt; but it doesn’t have to be this way.

So what can you do about it? What can you do to quit letting fear rule your life choices? You can start by taking small steps and make a conscious choice to create new habits and behaviors. One of the best things you can do to start down the path of purposeful living is access the natural abilities you possess. To do this, ask yourself and write down the answers to the following questions: What is my life’s passion? (In other words what you always wanted to do) What activities make you happy and bring you joy? What talents would you like to develop? What things were you good at as a child? You shouldn’t think long about this. Write down the first thing that comes to your mind. Now think about what skills you needed to engage in the activities that made you happy. Did you have to be energetic, competitive or creative? Maybe you had to be a problem solver or a good communicator. Now you see the abilities that you had to have to engage in activities that you enjoyed, there is no need to have self-doubt about your abilities and talents. You just need to convince yourself you really do have these abilities and talents. You can start by saying “I AM (fill in the ability here.)” For example, if you had to communicate to engage in the activities you enjoy, you can say, “I AM a communicator.”

By doing this, it allows you to own the abilities and talents you have exercised already. Why be afraid when you know you own those abilities? At this point, you are able to move past your fear. You are able to look toward your vision of what you want your life to be rather than sabotaging yourself with self - doubt and fear of failure. In my next newsletter we continue our journey through fear and discover how to break the chains that tie you to a life of unfulfilled dreams and regrets.

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