This past week my 10-year-old asked what I’m afraid of (adding I probably wasn’t afraid of anything). It got me thinking, what am I afraid? It’s no longer heights and I love public speaking, I don’t even fear death. So today, my biggest fear.
[callout]This episode originally appeared on the Family Before Fortune Podcast which is now the Modern Leadership Podcast. To listen to Modern Leadership click here. To see the Family Before Fortune Podcast archive click here.[/callout]
Episode Summary: My Biggest Fear
What Am I Afraid Of?
- Fear of Success
- Fear of not Succeeding
- Fear of Imagined Pain & Suffering
So, what can we do? Knowing that I suffer from these fears and likely you do too, I thought I would share a few ways (well….11) that we can overcome fears and keep moving in the direction of success- to reach our potential and realize our dreams.
- Recognize the fear
- Friends
- Kill the negative
- Visualize the outcome
- Take control
- Be bold
- Celebrate success
- Be curious
- Enjoy the ride
- What is the worst thing that could happen?
- Start small and grow
Book on The Shelf
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Learning From Leaders
[shareable cite=”Christopher McDougall” text=”Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up… #quote”]Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up, it knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the slowest gazelle, or it will starve. It doesn’t matter whether you’re the lion or a gazelle-when the sun comes up, you’d better be running[/shareable]