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This 4-Step Process Can Help You Overcome Your Fears (And Understand Them Better)
Whenever I face my fears, my life gets better.
I have explored the depths of fear for years. In writing and, more importantly, in life.
When you quit a legal career you have spent a decade building in order to move to another continent to live with the love of your life (whom you have never lived with before) and start your own business (when you have never been self-employed), fear becomes a good acquaintance.
Fear’s tell-tale signs in my body — a quickened pulse, more shallow breaths, and increased tension — have become familiar sensations. Day after day, I have forced myself to face my fears. Done what makes me uncomfortable. Asked myself to be brave in the face of what I’d rather avoid.
I like fear as little as the next person. Lately, though, I’m finding myself liking it a bit more and more each day. After all, fear has so much to teach us. Whenever I face my fears (as opposed to avoiding them), my life gets better.
After exploring fear for such a long time, I have narrowed down a simple process for overcoming it.
While I don’t always manage to implement it, I feel much more confident in my ability to deal with fear thanks to the following steps:
