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Overcome Fear to Reach Your Full Potential - Page 3

© Jerry Lopper

Remember that your soul is immortal. Most religions teach us that the soul lives forever and that your physical body is just a temporary existence. Death is certain. We all face it. Accept that your body will eventually die, but your soul--which is the real you--will live on.

Read The Power of Now, by Eckhart Tolle. This is a wonderful book that will show you the beauty of now and help you to give up fear as a daily partner. Focusing on the moment of now brings new meaning to life.

Make a list of every serious fear you can recall, filling in as much detail of it as you can remember. Note what happened. Did the feared event occur? If it did, were the results as negative as those you feared? Many life changes turn out to have positive results. Losing the job you hated may have caused you to find a new job you love. How often did your fears materialize? If you're like most people, they seldom occurred.

Start a fear log. Each time you feel afraid write down the date, the event you fear, and what you feel will result if the event occurs.

Over time, reflect back on your fear log. Notice how seldom the feared event materializes, or if it occurs how often the results aren't as bad as you feared.

When a new fear starts to take over your life and you've logged it, fully acknowledge it. Read your statement of fear. Acknowledge out loud that you fear this event and why. Accept that it is part of you for now. Then rid yourself of it with ceremony. Declare out loud that you are giving up this fear. Write the fear on a piece of paper and tear it up with a flourish. Or write a letter to your fear telling it that you are giving it up and why.

Just as we cannot throw a ball unless we first hold it in hand, we cannot effectively throw away a fear unless we first grasp it firmly.

Reach Your Potential

Succumbing to fear will prevent you from reaching your full potential. Once you face your fear, the source of your fear, and the likelihood of it occurring, you will be able to move forward toward your life goals without the obstruction of unnecessary fear.

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