Fear is an emotional response to dangers and anything that threatens us. It is a human instinct that occurs when there is danger in sight. When you are operating under the emotion of fear, you are just simply trying to avoid getting hurt, so you do everything you can to avoid and escape such a perceived result to take place.
There are two groups of fear. There is HEALTHY FEAR & UNHEALTHY FEAR. HEALTHY FEAR helps you to not get yourself in trouble. It is a wonderful asset that protects us from dangerous situations and keeping us safe. Think about, being afraid to commit crime, to hurt someone from anger, plus so many things. You are afraid because you don’t want to get yourself in trouble and affecting the lives of those around you. Think about being afraid of smoking due to healthy hazards that might come your way in the future. Think about fear from not sleeping around due to incurable diseases such as AIDS. All of these scenarios of fear are HEALTHY.
On the other side of the coin we have UNHEALTHY FEAR which has the propensity of limiting our lives tremendously. This kind of fear can make you think and feel that what you might have to offer is invaluable. It makes you feel that you do not fit and that being YOU is not acceptable. I know this bit because there was a time when I was in direct sales, I was intimidated by other CEOs and I ended up not being me and lost the business. I didn’t pursue some leads because of intimidation from fear.
So we avoid going through such kind of perceived pain and we avoid taking any action, so we lock ourselves in our own prisons. There we feel safe as we believe no one can hurt us. Living this way gives us the illusion of safety, but leaves us unfulfilled. Not only that, you can lose and worsen your relationships because of fear. You will go broke because you are afraid to network and mingle with prospective clients. Fear makes you live life without fulfilling your destiny and not unleashing the gift within you.
This UNHEALTHY FEAR hides you when you should be revealed. The problem with this fear is that though it justifies its reason to protect you from humiliation and embarrassment, it is still not good for you. There are opportunities you need to pursue and fear has to be disallowed.
It’s time you face an fear that is before you and the ones you have tolerated. Time you have a chat with them for the last time. Divorce them from your life and it’s time you replace it with some belief and faith. Boldness is what you need from now onwards. You could’ve been on on another level in your life had you not allowed fear to manage your affairs in the past.
If you were a victim of fear, Fear not, there are many people who have also gone through the same situations and they made a choice as well to get rid of it. Without fear, you will be creative, you will find opportunities for you to achieve your life purpose and maximize it.
To Your Full Potential
Simon Preacher
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