The great American President, Franklin D Roosevelt said “The only thing to fear is fear itself.”
The great American President, Franklin D Roosevelt said “The only thing to fear is fear itself.”
Obviously he’d never been to Australia otherwise he wouldn't have said that…
“The only thing to fear is fear itself and bloody great red-back spiders hiding under the toilet seat”… but the point still holds.
Fear guides us way more than it should.
It holds us in patterns, in dull and comfortable careers, in uninspiring relationships, in bland and boring pursuits, way more than it should.
At least the fear of a redback spider will get you off your arse and running for the nearest tree.
This other, nameless fear – a fear that has no specific name or target – just locks us up. It stops us from moving.
And so we stay stuck in boring lives, long after we’ve outgrown them.
The antivenom is confidence.
You need to learn how to back yourself.
I’m lucky. I’ve always been too stupid to doubt myself.
And so whenever I was challenged to try something new – to turn my back on the comfortable life I’d made for myself – take a gamble on a totally new career direction, I did it.
In my mind, even if things went wrong, even if it was a disaster, I would manage. I’d fall back on my wit or charm and somehow, I’d get by. I’d be alright.
And it was this confidence that allowed me to conquer that nameless fear, and keep myself moving.
But I don’t know anything you don’t.
I’m sure you have the same resources that I do.
I’m sure you have the same charisma, wit, cunning good-looks – whatever it is you need to get you through.
Maybe you’ve just never been tested..
But back yourself. You are capable of more than you can dream of.
And the only thing holding you back
Is fear.
Use it to move you forward…rather than hold you back.
Fear is good, if you know how to manipulate it.
Fear you way to success and wealth is what I want for you.
– JG