479. Expert Interview: Why Facing Your Fears Will Propel Your Business to the Next Level

“The first step is becoming aware of the fear. You may have a little idea in the back of your mind that you are afraid of something, but fear can show up as procrastination, or in having a thousand things on your to-do list, busily working on all of them, so that it seems like the opposite of procrastination. But you may not be focusing on the things that will give you the change that you want. So, the first step is to become aware of it, recognize it as fear, and face it.”

“After you recognize your fear, the next step is to disarm it. It’s easy to have many worst-case scenarios floating around in your mind. Put your thoughts down in writing. In one column, write down the worst that could happen. In the next column, write what you can do to minimize each of those scenarios. In the last column, assume that those dreaded scenarios happened and write down how you could get back to where you are now. By putting all these scenarios down on paper, they are not owning your mind anymore. You see things clearly and can ask yourself if this is something you still want to pursue. Make a decision about it.”