Author : Linda Anderson
It doesn't matter how much you know or how much you learn – if you are not "doing" it won't make any difference at all.
Action is the single thing that will bring about results in your life. You can have a great idea, but ideas without action are worthless. You can have the best and most well thought-out plan in the world, but if you do not take action, the plan is not worth the paper it is written on. Taking action is the only thing that will get you closer to your goals. By taking action, you create the momentum that is necessary to make things happen.So many people hold back from take action because of fear. In fact many people even describe a feeling of being crippled by their fear.What kind of fear prevents you taking action?
Fear of Failure?
Fear of Success?
Fear of Making mistakes?
Fear of Looking stupid or incompetent?
Fear of Making the wrong choice?
Fear of Not being good enough?What do these fears stop you doing?Most of us are terrified of failing! We've been taught since birth that winning is good, and failing is bad. Well, what makes this true? Consider that the only true failure is not playing the game. By not playing, you continually avoid failure, but you neither lose nor win. Thomas Edison failed thousands of times when he was trying to make a light bulb. He told his friends that because he knew so many ways that did not work, he was closer than anyone else to making a discovery about what would work. Not being afraid to fail, gave Edison the freedom to turn inventing into a game where he focused on finding as many ways as possible what didn't work. Did he fail 1,999 times and then succeed? Or perhaps inventing the light bulb was simply a 2,000-step process?On my office wall I have 2 quotes which inspire me to take action despite any fear I might feel.
The first quote is:"Courage is not the absence of fear. It is doing what it takes despite ones fear"The second quote is:"Don't worry about failure. Worry about the chances you miss when you don't even try".Fear is normal. Fear is a sign that you are growing and developing. Developing as a person involves getting outside your comfort zone. Getting outside your comfort zone usually creates some sense of fear. Fear is not the problem …the problem is how we respond to our fear.How do you ensure that fear is not getting in the way?Strategy 1- Share – fears always minimize when you share them. Everyone has fears so there is no need to feel you are the only one.Strategy 2 – Ask yourself … what if you did the thing that is causing you fear - what is the worst thing that could happen? If that result actually eventuated what would you do about it? Would there be a solution? Probably … so is it really worth spending time and energy worry about it?Strategy 3 - Reframe your fear – this involves coming up with an alternative logical or objective viewpoint. For example – if you have a fear of failure you might reframe this to say "It is better to have a go and fail that not try at all"Strategy 4 - Create a positive and empowering message – Instead of focusing on your fear of failure you might say to yourself "I am successful simply because I took action"Strategy 5 -Choose to take an action – How many times have you been afraid to do something, and when you FINALLY summon up the courage to do it you immediately think to yourself "That wasn't as bad as I thought it would be".
Fears diminish rapidly as soon as you begin to take action.Remember the motto: Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway!Linda Anderson is a Certified Professional Coach dedicated to helping people live bold and rewarding lives. Linda has an energetic and direct style of coaching which suits people who like to be challenged.Linda has a passion for travel. In 2002 Linda and her husband sold all their belongings, hit "pause" on their respective careers, and spent 365 days travelling the world. They visited places they had only dreamed of and had experiences they never anticipated. They did not work a single day.In her spare time Linda can be found racing Outrigger Canoes, hiking, travelling or curled up on the couch with a good book.What would you like to achieve? Receive a free chapter of best selling e-book "Don't Just Dream It ... Do It!" http://www.a2acoaching.com
Keyword : fear,sucess,achieve,coaching,overcome
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