| What do you fear? What are you are afraid of? | | | | list of what makes you feel most afraid. Alongside |
| What stops you from moving forward in life and | | | | each entry, write down the action that you will |
| achieving your goals? | | | | take in order to overcome that fear. |
| Most of us conceal our fears. We can be | | | | Some of the ideas you come up with may not be |
| depressed and suffer a low level of self-esteem | | | | practical, but try and keep an open mind, as |
| and self-confidence. We can be unhappy within | | | | sometimes the most unlikely solutions work best. |
| ourselves. | | | | These solutions can come from other people who |
| When our thoughts and decisions are based on | | | | are not as close to the problem. Others often |
| emotions and feelings of inadequacy, our | | | | have the ability to see things from a different |
| judgment can be impaired and we often limit | | | | perspective. They can be more objective and |
| ourselves. We may set ourselves unrealistic | | | | may not be as prejudice to considering other |
| boundaries and get into situations we do not | | | | options. In most cases they will not be |
| know how to get out of. | | | | experiencing the same fears you have, so they |
| Each and every one of us needs to understand | | | | may have a clearer, more logical solution, that is |
| that fear is part of being human. We doubt | | | | not driven solely by emotions. |
| ourselves and we all lack confidence at times. It is | | | | That is not to say you should always listen to |
| perfectly normal. | | | | others. You just need to keep an open mind and |
| Fear will not disappear regardless of how | | | | consider various possibilities, as someone may |
| self-confident we are. We cannot just tell it to go | | | | have a solution you had never even thought of. |
| away and expect it to obey our every command. | | | | That is why it can be helpful to write down all the |
| Instead we need to find ways of overcoming our | | | | possibilities for careful analysis. Then consider |
| fears. The first step is to feel good about | | | | which solutions are driven by emotion and which |
| ourselves and have a positive attitude to life. Fear | | | | ones are based on logic |
| creates energy... and we can use this positively in | | | | There is nothing wrong with making decisions |
| our lives. | | | | based on emotions; you just need to be aware of |
| A really simple way of beginning to understand | | | | the ramifications of your decisions and what is |
| your fears is to get a piece of paper and make a | | | | influencing your choices. |