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Turning Fear Into Excitement
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Turning
Fear
Into
Excitement
Life
begins
at the
edge of
your
comfort
zone.
From my
perspective
there
are two
kinds of
fear. We
experience
the
first
kind of
fear
when
someone
pulls
out in
front of
us on
the
highway
and we
jam on
the
brakes
because
we
perceive
that our
lives
are in
danger.
This
kind of
fear
kicks in
a fight
or
flight
adrenaline
rush.
(Read
LoraLynn’s
success
story
to see
how
these
fearful
situations
get
stuck in
our
physiology
and
causes
us
abnormal,
long
term
reactions
even
when
there is
no
immediate
danger.)
The
second
kind of
fear and
the one
we are
going to
address
in this
newsletter,
occurs
when we
are
afraid
to move
out of
our
comfort
zone and
do
something
new.
How many
people
do you
know who
complain
about
their
life
experiences,
but
never do
anything
about
them?
How many
people
do you
know who
stay at
jobs
they
hate
because
they are
afraid
to do
something
different?
The
problem
most
people
have is
that
they
don’t
explore
what
they are
really
afraid
of. As
soon as
they
experience
anything
uncomfortable,
they
stop
thinking
about it
or doing
anything
about
their
situation.
We all
have a
comfort
zone
around
ourselves
that
is
familiar
even if
it
doesn't
match
what we
really
want.
We were
all
afraid
to
tackle
our
first
two
wheel
bike. We
were all
afraid
to get
behind
the
wheel of
a car.
But
think
back to
the
exhilaration
and
satisfaction
of
conquering
your
fears
and
mastering
those
two
modes of
transportation.
Sure
there
was a
chance
that
we could
have run
into
something
and
gotten
hurt,
but the
reward,
the
payoff
was
worth
the
risk.
The
Bigger
the Risk
the
Bigger
the
Reward.
Face
Your
Fear and
Do It
Anyway.
We have
all
heard
those
phrases,
but take
some
time to
apply
them to
your
life.
Think of
something
that you
have
been
wanting
to do,
but fear
has been
stopping
you. If
your
life
isn’t in
danger,
what are
you
afraid
of? What
is the
worse
thing
that can
happen
if you
move
forward?
How big
is the
pay off
if you
succeed?
Moving
out of
our
comfort
zones is
where
life
begins.
It means
that we
are
growing,
expanding
and
evolving
into
someone
bigger
and
better.
We are
extending
the
borders
of our
comfort
zone. It
is fun
to
tackle
and
accomplish
something
that we
didn’t
think
was
possible.
Notice
where
the line
is
between
fear of
doing
something
new and
the
excitement
of doing
something
new.
Action
Challenge
Pick one
goal you
have for
yourself,
big or
small,
that you
have
been
afraid
to take
any
action
toward
accomplishing.
Ask
yourself
what you
are
afraid
of and
make a
list.
Look at
your
list of
fears
and
decide
if they
are life
threatening.
Do your
fears
have any
validation?
What
would
happen
if your
worst
fears
came
true?
Would
your
life be
over or
could
you go
on no
matter
what the
outcome?
If you
did move
forward
and
things
weren’t
working
out,
could
you give
yourself
permission
to stop
or
change
direction
or are
you
afraid
to
commit
because
you
think
you
would
have to
stick
with it
to the
bitter
end?
Make a
list of
the
benefits,
the
rewards
and the
payoff
for
stepping
out of
your
comfort
zone.
Are they
enough
to turn
your
fear
into
excitement?
How can
you
expand
the
boundaries
of your
comfort
zone
today? |
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Much $uccess,
Kathy Atkinson, EFT-ADV
Creative Life Coaching
kathy@8keystosuccess.com
419-355-1877 EST
The Purpose of Your Life is to be You!
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