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How to Tame Your Fears in 10 Minutes or Less

woman holding a featherThere’s no such thing as a quick fix, but I make an exception when it comes to fear.

As emotions go, fear is pretty straightforward. It’s a normal, healthy response to real or perceived danger.

Fortunately, most of the time when we’re afraid, the danger isn’t real. We’re afraid of things that aren’t going to kill us. Like public speaking.

As long as fear doesn’t prevent us from doing the things we need and want to do, all is well.

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But often, because our innate response to perceived threats is the same as our response to real ones, fear gets in the way. And that’s why the vast majority of fears aren’t adaptive; they don’t protect us from anything. Instead, they prevent us from living our lives.

So why can’t we just convince ourselves that the perceived threats aren’t real, and therefore, nothing to be afraid of?

Because we’re too smart for that. We have a need to protect ourselves from any possible discomfort, so we worry ourselves into a frenzy that, strangely enough, looks a lot like sitting around and doing nothing.

Fear can be a handy excuse.

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Are you ready?

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The Ultimate Personal Accountability Strategy

woman tying her shoesTIE YOUR SHOES 

This isn’t for runners. Or rather, it’s not JUST for runners. If you have a goal of any kind and at least one pair of shoes with laces, this is for you…

 

 

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When I left my full-time job to start my business, I had no clue how to use my time. Without needing to respond to a never-ending stream of needs and deadlines, I was free to create my own schedule from the time I woke up until the time I went to bed. Sounds amazing, right? And it was… at first.

I loved working from home, but very soon the bliss of that freedom wore off and I craved some structure. I set out to be more disciplined and accountable.

First I had to figure out my rhythm. For example, my high energy time of day is the morning. What was I doing with all that morning energy? Cleaning my apartment, taking walks by the lake, and putting novels on hold at the library. Not at all what I should have been doing.

I quickly put new routines in place and devoted my mornings to high powered action items that required strategic thought and creativity. I saved the household chores for the evening.

That adjustment led to others that helped me focus my use of time and hold myself accountable to my goals and projects. I was super productive and disciplined. I published a recording of my guided visualizations. I grew my business. I published a book. I was unstoppable.

And then I became a mom.

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