Manoeuvre 1: Fears
‘Have courage to acknowledge, confront and take ownership of your fear. That way nothing can stop you in life.’ -Megan Choong
It’s no secret that most people have a great fear of speaking in public. It causes a form of anxiety in which people become very concerned and over time, they start by ‘protecting’ themselves by avoiding as much public interaction as possible. Which causes them to pass up on great promotions and credit that could help them in life.
What are you afraid of? What is your fear? Fear can come in many forms. You can fear of the unknown, commitment, fear of heights, rejection, disappointment, being different, so far so on. Everyone in this world has something that they are afraid of. Your first step in overcoming your fear, is to identify it! In order to overcome your fear, you need to step out of your comfort zone. Fears are what keep us from succeeding, that’s why we need to identify them and crush the fear!
We all know the story of Batman, the fictional character, the hero that stands up to justice and integrity. The reason he became Batman? Simple. He wanted to face his fear of bats and turn it into a source of something
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You win if things work out as you faced your fears. You win too if it comes out to be bad, as you faced your fears and now you have an opportunity to learn from your decision and subsequent problems you faced. Failure isn’t daunting. If Thomas Edison did not continued to be persevere when he failed, he would not have become what he is today and we would not have lights. He failed 1,000 times! But he never give up. Lastly start seeing that your fear is an opportunity, a way to help you identify problems and solve them effectively. If you fear about an upcoming event or activity, take your fear like Batman, change it into a strength, a motivation for you to prepare for it. Use this fear and turn your worst case scenario into the best case