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Fear Not
By Greg Hickman
Good things happen to people who are not afraid to take
a chance. After all, taking a chance on life, on others
and on yourself is what living is all about. I’m sure
you have heard the old maxim that says there is nothing
to fear but fear itself. That is so true. Once you
finally realize that fear is nothing more than a feeling
and that you can keep that feeling under control, your
days of letting fear run you life are over.
It has been said that fear is nothing more than false
evidence appearing real. I totally
agree with that assessment. Yet fear still dominates the
lives of countless millions of good people. These born
winners never achieve their dreams because of their
fear factor. They are afraid to take a chance
at the best life has to offer because they are afraid of
failing or failing short in the attempt.
Just the simple prospect of losing or failing literally
scares these fearful folks from head to toe. They are so
worried about making a mistake that they give in to
their fears and refuse to take a chance on themselves.
Rather than give life their very best shot, they elect
to play it safe instead.
They somehow fail to realize how playing it safe
predictably backfires on them and places everything they
could ever have, be and achieve at risk. Instead of
winning, they predictably end up with the short end of
the stick. It doesn't have to be this way.
We need to condition ourselves to become fear-less. We
need to recognize that our feelings of fear are based on
things that haven't happened yet. Why should you or I
sit around and worry about what might happen? We
shouldn't.
How many times have you needlessly worried about
something bad possibly happening to you that
never occurred? Did all of the fretting, agonizing and
worrying do you one bit of good? Of course it didn’t. So
why not opt to take charge of your life and make the
things you want to happen – happen?
Hey, there is a risk involved in virtually anything and
everything we do or say. Nothing worthwhile in life is
ever accomplished without taking some sort of risk. We
need to focus all of our effort, energy and enthusiasm
on making our lives the exciting adventure they deserve
to be. And if we happen to make a mistake every once in
a while, what's the big deal? After all, Babe Ruth, Hank
Aaron and Mickey Mantle struck out several times for
each time they knocked one out of the park. Yet all
three of these Hall of Famers are remembered for hitting
prodigious home runs, aren’t they? What was their secret
for success? They just kept on swinging.
When you goof up or fall down, you simply need to get
up, get better and get going again. Each and every time
out, with no exceptions. You should concentrate your
efforts on winning life’s daily battles and not worry
about the prospects of losing. You should strive to find
the needed answers and not dwell on the problems. In
short, you need to become fear-less. It’s
not always easy to do, but you can do it. Yes, you can!.
Once you have learned to conquer your feelings of fear,
you become free to achieve anything and everything you
have ever dreamed about.
The Bottom Line: Fear not. When you
do, there’s absolutely nothing you cannot accomplish in
life.
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