How much are you going to let fear affect your life this year?
No matter what we do, we will always have fear in our life. The difference is, how long and how much we allow it to effect us. You see, fear has a job to do, it's job is to protect us and make sure we don't get hurt. Unfortunately it sometimes goes a bit overboard with it's job and instead, keeps us from growing, learning and achieving by keeping us safe.
The way that fear does this is by feeding us with negative thoughts, old beliefs that no longer serve us well and keeping our self-esteem low by planting seeds of doubt. Fears biggest opposition is our wheel of freedom. This is our true self and when we are operating from our wheel of freedom we are in our flow, we are confident and we are on purpose.
A lot of people say that you should feel the fear and do it anyway. I believe that fear needs to be honoured, listened to and analysed from a place of truth and reason, not ignored. Fear is there to make us second guess to ensure that we aren't doing something that will hurt us. So next time you feel insecure, afraid, unsure or overwhelmed, stop and ask yourself "what it is that I am really afraid of here?" Check in with your true self to see if it is real and true or if it an over reaction to an old belief or negative thought pattern. Ask yourself "what would happen and how would i feel if i didn't get what i want right now". Your answers will tell you if you are coming from fear or freedom.
By analysing the situation from a realistic point of view you will make better choices. Be aware that your wheel of fear is as smart as you are and sometimes what feels like freedom is really just fear disguised. If you find that something is a must and your 'reasons' for doing it are highly emotional, take a moment, breathe and repeat your pro-active behaviours until you are in a place of freedom.
To discover your pro-active freedom behaviours or to have your wheel of fear and wheel of freedom clearly defined, contact Australia's only certified Fearless Living Coach, Tegan Mathews CFLCII http://www.liveabetterlife.com.au/
