If you are not actively going after your dreams, fear is likely to blame. Fear can stop you from taking the actions necessary to achieve success.
Some people are experts at working through fears, while others could use a few tips. You would be amazed by how much your life would change if you could just increase your courage by 10%!! That is all it takes.
Courage creates action, which boosts your courage even higher.
Here are some strategies to increase your courage and accomplish more:
1. Visualize success.
Fear comes from imagining the worst, so one solution is to imagine a positive outcome. It is important to make the visualization as real as possible. Use all your senses to create a realistic scene. Imagine how you will feel when you are successful.
- Do this regularly and it will make a difference. Employing this technique even once can be enough to take the edge off your fear and allow you to act.
2. Imagine a child is watching you.
It is easy to take the easy way out when you are alone. Have you ever noticed that the presence of an audience can makes you a little bolder? No one wants to lose face in front of their peers.
- Now, imagine that a child is watching you. Who wants to be afraid in front of a kid? No one! Tell yourself that you are going to set a good example. Behave the way you would want that child to behave.
3. Call on your alter ego.
We all have multiple “personalities”. There is the personality you use at work. There is another personality you use with your friends. Another you use at home. And yet another you would use at an interview.
- You can have a personality that is bold and brave. Become that person. Give her a backstory. Feel the way they would feel. Do what they would do. Just be that person.
4. Ask yourself what a brave person would do.
Ask yourself what a brave person would do and choose that course of action. Think of someone you know that is brave and contemplate how they would handle the situation you are in. If you know someone who is courageous, ask them what they would do if they were you.
5. Imagine you only have a week left to live.
If you knew you were done in a week, you would not be afraid of anything. You would have a great perspective on life, and nothing could bother you. If you are going to die soon, would you care what some stranger thought of you or your failure? Of course not.
6. Focus on the regret you will feel if you fail to act.
Instead of thinking about failure, think about the consequences of never trying. Regret is a painful pill to swallow. Give yourself the chance to be successful. The last thing anyone wants is to spend the latter part of life wondering “what if?”
7. Change your physiology.
Breathe deeply. Stand up straight. Look straight ahead. Stand the way an empress would stand. Imagine yourself as the most successful and powerful person in history. How would you stand, breathe, and think? Do that.
Is fear limiting your choices in life? What would you do if you were free of fear? Fortunately, you do not have to eliminate your fear by 100% to see a drastic change in your life. It just takes a wee boost in courage to get the ball rolling.
When you are faced with fear, try using one of these techniques and notice what happens. Take action and learn a new way of approaching the world – without fear!!
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