I think it has even been proven, but I’m too lazy to find the proof. I remember listening to the audiobook: Earl Nightingale – Lead the Field. In it he talked about this exact subject.

When I realized that even hugely successful people were afraid, worried and frustrated, that’s when things started to click for me. I agree. It’s about allowing what is to be there.

Great post, as usual. Thanks for the hard work: we appreciate your input.

As a child, I was fascinated by swimming.

Real swimmers were like my hero, Aquaman, who had conquered the ocean. My hero could talk to marine life through a secret language or telepathy. I also wanted to be like my hero.

Imagine Dolphins coming to your rescue when you were in trouble; or whales coming to your aid to wipe out the bad guys who had kidnapped you. The problem? I was afraid the swimming pool would claim my life.

I was apprehensive: the shallow end of the pool was okay, but it presented no challenge. The deep end of the pool was a different ball game. I just dived in.

I could not keep afloat, since I did not know how to swim. So, like Aquaman, I held my breath and started swimming under water. I made my feet and hands move and the rest of my body just like Aquaman. And I managed to hold on to my breath until I reached the shallow end of the pool. And then, of course, it was not necessary to swim at all, you see. I could just stand up inside the pool.

A wee bit of courage goes a long way. I don’t recommend being impulsive, but maybe impulse is not always such a bad thing. Look at my case–it worked, finally.

If you are afraid, do it anyway. Majority of the times you are worrying over nothing.
Be optimistic that things will work out for you eventually and all will be well.
Have the determination and self-confidence to follow through. Go for it. Cheers!

Fear is what stop us from reaching our best. In order to grow, we need to face our fear head on. Whoever can achieve this will receive excellent results in life. Great article!

Cheers,
Vincent

I’ve read a ton of self help material, if this quote has been said before then it’s not said much. It’s true, now that I think about it, as long as your “want–dream” is strong enough, fear in turn will shrivel up.

Cheers!
–Parker

First off thanks for the shoutout . I’m glad you linked your BlogcastFM interview and it’s kind of amazing to see how much you’ve grown since then. I can’t tell you how much getting over every fear has changed my life. Fear of pushing publish on something you’re scared to share is the sign that you’ve done some of your best work. If we use fear the right way, it can be used to make dramatic progress in our lives.

This statement particularly stood out for me: “Everyone deals with fear, but the successful people take action and are willing to deal with failure and whatever bad things may happen.”. In order to be successful, we have to acknowledge our fears and move past them, like in your construction example. It’s the people who can are able to come up with several ways of going around their fears who are getting wha they want out of life, while others are letting their fears rule their lives.

Thanks for sharing.
Karen