Race Toward Your Fears Instead of Running From Them

The following is adapted from Episode 036 of The Goal Wizard Show

Where do fears come from?

It is said we are born with only two fears, the fear of falling and of loud noises. Somehow along the way in my own life, I conditioned myself to have a lot more fears, particularly of people disapproving of me and of making mistakes so I never took chances. I also had the fear of looking good-I didn't want people to make fun of me so I deliberately dressed and groomed myself poorly-and people made fun of me anyway.

Later on, after High School and some Community College, I settled for having laboring jobs, as I believed I wasn't capable of anything else. I was also conditioned to believe that drinking large quantities of alcohol was the way to handle Life's stressors.

So to-day, a little bit at a time, I race toward my fears. I now have this blog and my radio show and my fears are diminishing over time. But I don't take reckless or foolish risks, and neither should you. Will I succeed every time? No, and I embrace possible failure as a learning experience so I can do better next time.

So live your own truth to-day, not somebody else's. Learn from my example and save yourself years of hard work and heartache. Face your fears and grow stronger for having done so.

Always take the Red Pill ()
Tim.

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