Live Your Best Life: Without FEAR
Jeanne Muhammad
Life & Happiness Expert - Empowering Women who face CHALLENGES and have lost themselves in the Challenge
"Stop listening to the voice inside your head that says you cannot. Become fierce and fearless with your life and prove to the world that you can." - Jeanne Muhammad
?5 Ways Fear Interferes with Living Your Best Life
According to therapists, coming to grips with your fears is the first step to living a healthy, successful life.
Once you understand your feelings, you can face them head-on.
The problem is this: our comfort zones can be cozy, safe, and convenient. So, we remain where we are, letting our fears get the better of us.
However, by sticking only to what you know—day in and day out—your life starts to become smaller and smaller.
Then, one day, you wake up and realize you have become someone who always worries, frowns, and gets annoyed by trivial things.
That anxiety becomes chronic stress, which quickly turns into depression.
At the end of the day, staying in your comfort zone can backfire.
In this article, I have rounded up five ways fear can interfere with living your best life.
Keep reading to find out what they are. Then, you can learn how to face and overcome each one of your fears.
1.?????Fear of Inadequacy
This is the most common fear every single person on this planet has suffered from.
Every single situation you have been anxious about has, in one form or another, centered on your fear of not being ‘enough.’
Not skilled enough, not pretty enough, not smart enough—you name it.
So, the first thing you must tackle is feeling like you are not enough.
How do you do that?
You start by acknowledging your fear. Be honest about your feelings and recognize that everyone feels the same at one point or another.
We all do not like feeling vulnerable and putting ourselves out there.
Though the other side of the coin is, many times when you do put yourself out there, you end up having an exciting time.
Plus, you get a chance to boost your self-confidence. Not only that, but you begin to appreciate everything life has to offer.
Remember: no one is perfect. You have skills other people do not have and vice versa.
Take pride in your story because it is what makes you YOU. That is a priceless commodity.
Another thing you must always remind yourself of is you cannot control what people say about you or how they feel.
You can control your reaction to it.
Do not give them power over you. And more importantly, do not take their opinions personally. They are always based on incomplete truths.
Do not let your fear of inadequacy control your life.
Instead, use it to make you more human and a bit more resilient.
There is no worst-case scenario in situations like this. No matter what happens, you’ll come out the other end having learned a valuable lesson.
2.?????Fear of Change
This quote should put a smile on your face: “People always fear change. People feared electricity when it was invented, didn’t they?”
Do you know who said that? Bill Gates.
I am not trying to simplify life’s difficulties. I just want to show you that change can be good, illuminating, and exciting.
It is certainly worth it, despite all the knots in your stomach and your heart beating a mile a minute.
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Yet, worrying about change and what might happen will only rob you of the joy of living your life.
To learn to accept change, try some mindful meditation . It will help you learn to appreciate the present moment.
3.?????Fear of Failure
We are so good at mapping out what our futures will look like. Some have even pinned it down to the smallest details.
While it is nice to have a plan, some things will always be out of your control. There is no way around it, no matter what you do or how much you plan.
Your life is not going to go exactly as you had dreamed it was going to be. To give you some perspective, few lives do, so you are not alone.
What you must do is identify the things you do have control over and direct your attention toward them.
You also must recognize all the good things going on in your life, no matter how small you may think it is.
In other words, take the risk of pitching your idea to your boss, trying out a new class, starting your own business. If it does not go the way you planned it, then do not call it ‘failure.’
Call it one step closer to success. As Richard Branson says, “Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again.”
4.?????Fear of Loneliness
Take a good look at this fear. Write your feelings down in a journal or talk to someone (a Life Coach).
Do not leave your feeling trapped in your mind where they can grow out of proportion.
That is where they will start to manifest and transform into something one hundred times worse than they are.
If you are in a relationship, it can be easy to lose yourself in your partner’s world. You care for that person, and you want to be there for them in every way you can.
Many times, this means you slowly let go of who you are to keep the relationship going. If you feel like you are not being true to your values, likes, and dislikes, it is time to take a step back.
Fear of loneliness can be scary. But you have made it on your own through countless demanding situations. Why would it be any different now?
When you realize you can overcome your fear, you can start enjoying life.
Even if that means you are no longer in a relationship. Never lose faith in your abilities and in who you are as an individual.
5.?????Fear of Rejection
Sometimes we worry that even if we put in 100% of our energy, we still might get rejected.
Yes, rejection is a part of life. There is no escaping it or running away from it.
When you feel your fear of rejection start to gnaw at your insides, remember J.K. Rowling. Her Harry Potter manuscript got rejected twelve times before one publisher took pity on her. Now, look at her!
So, when you are embarking on a new chapter in your life and you are worried about rejection, think about these tips:
It Starts With YOU!
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I Am Jeanne Muhammad Your Global Happiness Expert https://IAmJeanneM.com email: [email protected] ?
I empower women with challenges in their lives and have lost themselves. I empower them to gain the confidence they need to live the life that they desire.
I empower them to have love, joy, peace, and happiness.
Who do you know that can benefit from my coaching program??
I offer a FREE 30 mins Consultation. Please schedule a chat with me!? https://calendly.com/iamjeannem??
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Life & Happiness Expert - Empowering Women who face CHALLENGES and have lost themselves in the Challenge
2 年I Am Jeanne Muhammad Your Global Happiness Expert https://IAmJeanneM.com? email: [email protected]? I empower women with challenges in their lives and have lost themselves. I empower them to gain the confidence they need to live the life that they desire. I empower them to have love, joy, peace, and happiness. Who do you know that can benefit from my coaching program?? I offer a FREE 30 mins Consultation Please schedule a chat with me!? https://calendly.com/iamjeannem