Have you ever wanted to do something or had a great idea for a project or business venture that you knew without a doubt would work and be successful? You planned everything out, you wrote things down, you bounced your ideas off of other people and they even thought that you were on to something big, and then, all of a sudden, you get all of this chatter going on in your head. Chatter about, why are you doing this…nobody really wants to hear this. What makes you think you can do this? Who said you really know what you are talking about? It may or may not work so why are you wasting your time… and yadda, yadda, yadda? That is your itty bitty shitty committee that lives in your head and they love to bring the “Fear Factor”. Am I the only one that this has happen to? Can I get a witness up in here? Holla if you hear me!
I have had so many ideas over the years for businesses, at my jobs, ideas that could help friends and I allowed fear to talk me out of moving or speaking up. I allowed fear to stop me dead in my tracks of moving forward with my great ideas, plans, and projects. I let fear paralyze me, causing me to second guess myself, rethink my plans, doubt if I really knew what I am doing and essentially, never act on anything.
I have since learned that “Fear is a Liar”. Fear does not come to stop you but it should push you. Fear is your gauge that lets you know that you are on the right track. Fear means Go! So, the next time you have a great idea for that project, business idea, trip or whatever, and that committee we talked about earlier start with all of its chatter… SHUT THEM DOWN! How do you shut them down you ask? I’ll tell you…you shut them down by feeding yourself positive affirmations, by telling yourself that you have something to say and that people want and need to hear it. You shut them down by meditating, getting still and quiet and going within, surrounding yourself with other positive people that are on the same path as you are, reading books that will feed your soul and nourish your spirit. The biggest way to shut fear down is to just move. Move forward with your plans no matter what, just keep on moving.
So, I encourage you to not let fear get in your way from here on out. Live boldly, live out loud and remember that fear is false evidence appearing real…but it really isn’t. You have nothing to fear but fear itself so just keep moving.
Fearlessly yours.
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