Overcoming FEAR

Sep 5, 2018

Overcoming FEAR

False Evidence Appearing Real

Motivation springs from one of two emotions: fear or desire. Fear and desire are equally strong motivators, but their effects are light years apart. Fear is the negative inhibitor which causes you to tighten up and panic. It forces you to step and then trips you up. Fear defeats goals. But as powerful as it is, fear is often ridiculous when viewed objectively.

Consider a few common fears …

Ideophobia: fear of ideas Baccilophobia: fear of microbes Ombrophobia: fear of rain Clinophobia: fear of beds   Scopophobia: fear of being looked at Ergophobia: fear of work Sitophobia: fear of food Phobophobia: fear of fear Arachibutyrophobia: fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth Absurd? Yes… which is why you should know that the word “fear” is an acronym. It stands for False Evidence Appearing Real. Fear disappears when you refuse to accept false evidence such as ”You can’t,” “It won’t work,” and “We tried that last year.”  

Joel Weldon

Inspirational Content Writer and Speaker

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Here’s What You Can Do:

Begin now to cultivate desire within yourself. Unlike fear, desire emits a warm, attractive glow. It reaches out, opens, guides and encourages. Desire will motivate you toward achievement. When you feel even the slightest fear, remember the acronym F-E-A-R. -Joel Weldon
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