![]() Learn how you can confront your fears, and do the same – watch the video here. I turned my vicious cycle into a virtuous cycle. Being able to escape my biggest fear also allowed me to escape my second biggest fear, because once I learnt to write my own paycheck, I no longer needed to strive to keep that job for fear of losing it. Here’s a video of a Ted Talk he gave on Fear Setting.įollowing the steps he outlined, I determined to learn to write my own paycheck, and escape my biggest fear. Rafael WolfWhatever Damn NiuvesReleased on: Auto-generated by YouTube.If you always avoid situations that scare you, you might stop doing things you want or need. Provided to YouTube by ONErpmConfront Your Fear Have you ever been so afraid of failing at something that you decided not to try at all Or has fear of failure meant. In that he suggested a process called “Fear Setting”. Read How to manage and reduce stress Face your fear if you can. Then I picked up a book, the Four Hour Work Week, by Tim Ferriss. I’m sure you’re starting to see the irony here. My second biggest fear was losing my family from working such long hours trying to keep that job, and avoid my biggest fear from manifesting. Ironically, that made the fear worse because, if I lost that job, there wouldn’t be many other global brands with top lawyer jobs available. I had spent such a long time cultivating one skill – that in my mind, that was the only skill I had that was of any economic worth.Īt that point, I was the head lawyer of a leading global brand. Enjoy being an adventurous person who steps outside her comfort zone. Work your way up to the bigger, scarier activities or experiences. Here are five strategies for confronting fear effectively. The right way to do it is to face what you fear by designing a strategy that actually leads you and allows you to achieve your objective. It has its own steps, rhythm, and methods. Start small, with something as simple as a new food. It depends on what your fear is, all of them are different, but if youre going to face your fears the best thing you can do is have somebody who is not. In reality, confronting a fear is a process. My biggest fear at that point, and what probably kept me up most nights, was the fear of would happen if I was laid off and couldn’t get an equivalent job. Tips for Confronting Your Fears from Chicken Soup for the Soul Add try something new to your daily to-do list. This probably sounds really random, so let me give you some background… My biggest fear at the time I watched a Ted Talks video this afternoon, that reminded me that one of the things that allowed me to quit my 20 year legal career was to confront my biggest fears head on. Know your limits, and be honest with yourself about them. ![]() (My roommate definitely helped remove the spider from the bath, by the way.) 4. Don’t avoid to your fears, confront your fears – the truest way to live free – learn how this former lawyer confronted his biggest fear of being laid off Instead, it makes you a better person, because you know your limits and that you can't do everything on your own. ![]()
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