I have a long list of fears waiting to limit me at any moment. Most of them are related to the fear of failure, the fear of success, and the fear of change-but there are countless variations. Name a fear, and I’ve probably had it at some point.
~ Chris Guillebeau
- Begin rather than follow.
- Connect with others.
- See fear as an opportunity.
- Dare yourself.
- Follow your heart and your dreams.
- Surrender to the moment.
- Love yourself through your fear.
- Be present and sit with your fear.
- Meditate twice daily.
- Accept your fear.
- Be prepared, do the research.
- Let go of judgment.
- Do something creative.
- Pray.
- Become a beginner.
- Speak from your heart.
- Rewrite your history.
- Center and ground yourself.
- Drop your negative story.
- Ask someone you admire for advice.
- Be kind to yourself.
- Open up to your fear.
- Claim your courage.
- Stand in your strength.
- Speak up.
- Break free from your emotional bondage.
- Find a way to feel good.
- Do something now.
- Ask for support.
- Let go of whose fault it is.
- Breathe.
- Listen to your intuition.
- Become crystal clear.
- Unhook from the approval of others.
- Use fear as an opportunity to transform.
- Hold a vision of love for your future.
- Know you're worthy of your good.
- Unleash and consult your genius.
- Be determined and unstoppable.
- Chart your destiny.
- See your problems as possibilities.
- Lose sight of the shore.
- Stop doubting what you know.
- Create a magnificent plan.
- Dive in.
- Explore all of your options.
- Decide to get things done.
- Imagine something wonderful happening.
- Spend time with those who love you.
- Go where you can be inspired.
- Be with those who see your magnificence.
- Be uncool. Lose your need to fit in.
- Don’t allow fear to decide.
- Be you. Be seen. Be loved.
- Allow struggle. Breathe.
- Gather some cheerleaders.
- Partner with others.
- Create a support team.
- Experience what frightens you.
- Finish the sentence, “Wouldn’t it be nice to..?"
- Dare to fail.
- Don’t push against life. Go with the flow.
- Accept your imperfection.
- Become an expert.
- Befriend yourself.
- Put one foot in front of the other.
- Take a nap.
- Dream of new beginnings.
- Take fear defeating action.
- Celebrate a past success.
- Write down the consequences of giving up.
- Put your self in the hot spot, be accountable to others.
- Trust in synchronicity and serendipity.
- Create space for your dream life.
- Take inspired action.
- Surrender the outcome.
- Fall in love with the unknown, your paradise.
- Let go of striving and struggling.
- Be willing to go through the dark place.
- Remember who you really are.
- Have complete faith in the moment and the task.
- Look at fear as a beginning.
- Believe others want you to do well.
- Enjoy life anyway.
- Believe in your ability to succeed.
- Don’t stop, stand or wait. Move.
- Know what you really want.
- Believe that all of your problems are solved.
- Work effortlessly.
- Allow yourself to be surprised.
- Get comfortable with discomfort.
- Share your doubts with a confidant.
- Calm your frantic mind in nature.
- Look for and learn your lessons.
- See uncertainty as a path to possibility.
- Let go of "needing" to know.
- Celebrate the amazing life that you have.
- Raise your standards. Raise the stakes.
- Embrace fear as a learning experience.
- Make it count.
- Dwell on what you want to be, have, and do.
- See it working out in the end.
- Be grateful in advance.
- Think of all the things that will go right.
- Minimize mistakes.
- Don’t compete. Einstein didn’t.
- Root your actions in love.
- Practice loving yourself “as is.”
- Practice effortlessness.
- Cheer up. Believe that others are willing to help you.
- Reach out to somebody in need and serve.
- Be seriously amazing.
- Take a leap, the world won’t come to an end.
- Remember the time you faced fear and won.
- Remain soft and open. Lean into your fear.
- Remember fear will arise and dissipate again and again.
- You’re afraid. Jump anyway.
- Never stop living out loud.
- Never stop believing.
- Take penguin steps.
- Believe in your abundance.
- Take your fear to the gym.
- Give up concern about tomorrow.
- Avoid detours.
- Create vs Imitate
- Look at others as friends not competitors.
- Pay attention to unease.
- Refuse to betray yourself.
- Be obsessed with boldness.
- Be unique. Be you.
- Follow through.
- Intend to make the world a better place.
- Heal your past.
- Find your tribe.
- Define success on your terms.
- Be insidious, insatiable, and relentless.
- Decide.
- Bring joy to your work.
- Laugh at yourself. Lighten up.
- Have a creative vision.
- Give up your biggest excuse.
- Take off your mask.
- Take your own advice.
- Bless your fear.
- Show up.
- Burn your excuses.
- Surrender to joy.
- Share how you feel.
- Connect and cooperate.
- Do big bold things.
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“Burn your excuses!” The most important one. This keeps us all back as we buy into our own BS excuses and actually believe them to be so.
Great list!!