Take Action To Overcome Fear

It's unfortunate that so many people are afraid these days. They are afraid to take any chances that could improve their life. Employees are afraid to make a decision at work because it might be wrong and they would get in trouble with their boss. People are afraid to start a business of their own because it might fail. Men and women are even afraid to go out on a date these days because they're afraid of getting into a relationship that doesn't work.

Take a look around you. You've met them. Their conversation is laden with negative comments and excuses like, "I can't," or "what if it doesn't work," or "I'm not smart enough," or " I'm not educated enough," or "I don't have enough money to do that." I could go on and on, but I think you get the point.

You cannot accomplish or achieve success or happiness in life without taking risks and facing your fears. The wealthiest and most successful men and women in our society have failed numerous times before they achieved their success. If you ask any one of them, they will tell you they achieved their success because they faced their fears.

If these people could only learn once and for all that all their fears can easily be eliminated by simply taking some kind of action. When you address your fears, miracles will happen. When you do the thing you fear the most, it upsets the balance and attracts opportunity, which in turn eliminate the fear itself.

It is only when fear is absent that progress can take its natural course. Think about that project you haven't gotten around to working on yet because you fear that it may not be right. Or think about the phone call you've been avoiding because you fear the outcome of a pending negotiation, and understand that fear can be eliminated only by taking action. Then take the necessary action.

How many times in your life have you come up with an idea for a product or service and not taken action on it? You say to yourself, "That will never work" or "people will laugh at me and say I'm crazy." Then later on you see someone else making millions from the idea you originally came up with.

One thing is for certain: Your fear will remain and probably grow proportionate to the time it takes you to act upon it. Your very commitment to act will begin the evaporation process of your fear.

When you first get into action, you may suffer a few moments of discomfort in dealing with that which you've been avoiding, but then before you know it, a miracle occurs. The fear is gone. Your mind is clear, and once again you are ready to take-on the world.

It's true. Fear can and will be eliminated when you take appropriate action. It isn't up to someone else. It's up to you!

When you act upon your fears, you will begin to understand that the world is full of opportunity for those people who are courageous enough to take action. One of my favorite quotes and one that is more true today than ever before is from General Douglas MacArthur when he said, "There's no security on this earth, only opportunity."