The 1 thing you need to control to be successful
Fear — an emotion that has the power to hold us back, keeping us from reaching our true potential. It is the sensation that kills your hope and ultimately stops you from actually achieving your dreams and aspirations in reality. Maybe it was not starting that business that could have made you financially independent or perhaps it was being too afraid to talk to that girl that you really liked. We have all felt the stinging regret and shame of not taking the action we know we should have in the face of fear.
But what if I told you that fear is not the enemy, but a gateway to unparalleled strength and resilience? What if I told you that you lacked one single quality that would defeat all your past, present, and future fears for eternity?
The result…
You will exude unmatched confidence and are unshackled by the chains of doubt and hesitation. You will have genuine relationships, respect from peers, and freedom in every way imaginable.
Throughout history, several well known stories have attempted to condense the abstract nature of fear. In one way or another they illustrate how it acts as a barrier, keeping individuals from pursuing their dreams, taking risks, or embracing the unknown. They acknowledge how it keeps people confined within their comfort zones, inhibiting personal growth and self-discovery. While they are not completely wrong and about the consequences of fear, they provide minimal information on how to deal with it. Most modern media portrays it as a foreign monster that you can eventually slay once and for all. Though helpful, provide temporary and unreliable solutions.
But if you could just change your perspective about fear, only then will you be able to harness the ability to combat it. The truth is that fear is inevitable and re-spawning. In fact, your life would be empty without it. Fear is the driving force that allows you to take action and suffer through what you thought was impossible. It is how you act regardless of the feeling that separates the winners from the losers.
What you are lacking is BRAVERY
Bravery is not the absence of fear, but the judgment that something else is more important than it. It is the single most important quality that is defining for your success.
With that being said, your bravery must be cultivated.
Start by identifying your current fears.
Small ones and big ones.
Now think of what your life would look like if you overcame each one of them.
Becoming this version of you that has mastered their fears should be more important to you in the very moment that you encounter fear.
Then you must ACT
Each time you are afraid, TAKE ACTION.
Specifically the action that you were afraid of taking and know you will regret if you don’t take it.
After ignoring the possibility of what could go wrong and acting anyway, you will realize that the fear only existed in your thoughts…
Fear is a reaction. Courage is a decision
