Turning fear into power
by Sylvia on 20/11/09 at 6:15 am
Turning feat into power
Many people will stay in their comfort zone and are not able to achieve their dreams because of Fear.
Last week I attended a local business women’s meeting, which hosted a talk on turning fear into power given by Karthik Siva.
So what do we fear?
According to Karthik, it is the fear of not being able to deal with something. “I cannot deal with it” seems to be recurring thought in your head. So what is that you cannnot deal with? It could be feelings of failure, rejection, embarrassment and stress.
So what makes some people conquer those fears while others cannot?
What makes some people successful? In contrary to what you may believe these people have fear too. All of us have. But they have a different way of holding this fear.
For those that let fear hold them back, you may see this pattern:
Pain –> helplessness –> depression –> paralysis
However, there is another way you that you can process fear:
Power –> choice –> excitement –> action
So how do you achieve this?
The first step towards turning fear into power (which by the way means power over yourself) is to have the ability to:
- Take positive action. Just sitting at home and be comfortable is not going to get you anywhere.
- Accept responsibility, and don’t adopt a poor me mentallity. At any time you are responsible for the way your life is going.
- Change your programming. When we were growing up we were all “programmed” in some kind of way. I’m sure you’ve heard of the saying ‘Give me a child of 7 and I show you the man”. What we have learned as youngsters usually stays with us our whole life and gives us our vision and understanding of how the world works. But in many cases this view may be wrong or not match reality. Now, your programming is one of the most difficult things to change but all beliefs start with your thoughts. So if you can be aware of your thoughts and control them in a positive way, you have more control over your feelings and so on
–> Thoughts –> Feelings –> Actions –> Results - Practise incantations: For example, tell yourself “I am powerful and I love it!” and mean it! (every time change emphasis on each word)
- Focus on the goal (not on the obstacle)
Start with setting your own clear goal
As always every accomplishment starts with a clear goal. So what do u want to achieve? Don’t let stand fear in the way!
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