Morning Motivator – What Are You So Afraid Of?

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear." 
-Ambrose Redmoon 

Ask yourself – What am I so AFRAID of? My favorite author, Timothy Ferriss, notes an interesting perspective when it comes to FEAR.  He doesn't look at fear as a challenge to overcome; rather he sees it as an INDICATOR of correct actions.  Be reasonable when reading that, as I am not talking about the fears associated with preservation of life, rather the fears you have surrounding GROWTH and ACHIEVEMENT. 

My INTERPRETATION is not to look at fear, but to look at the worst case scenario associated with the actions I am FEARFUL of.  I like to look at financial decisions and ask, "If we don't make a dollar back, is that acceptable?"  If the answer is yes, then why HESITATE?  Look at RELATIONSHIPS and the fear of meeting new people.  What is the WORST that can happen?  Seriously… the answer is NOTHING at all.  If "nothing" literally occurred, then you are at the same point you were at before.  No gain – no loss. 

2 DEGREE SUCCESS STEP:

Stop right now and think about your BIGGEST fear. 

Leaving your job to start your OWN business?  Quitting a BAD relationship that has become "comfortable"? Asking for the RAISE you feel you deserve? 

Now, ask yourself… WHAT IS THE WORST THING THAT CAN HAPPEN?  Lose your job.  Have some short term financial struggle.  Temporarily feel awkward.  Be alone for the next few months. 

Once you FIND that courage is nothing more than UNDERSTANDING that your FEARS are self imposed and the results of taking action are typically minimally counter effective, you will EMPOWER yourself to make decisions confidently, with guile. 

Ever GREAT leader, professional, wife, son, etc has LEARNED to overcome their fear… and CHOOSE to be stronger than their fears. 

Ask yourself AGAIN… what am I so AFRAID of?