A Tiny Emotional Reframe That Can Make It Much Easier to Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway
You think that you haven’t reached your goals because of fear, self-doubt, procrastination, lack of motivation, and the inability to stay focused for long periods of time.I was watching this video from a self-help seminar once and something the speaker said hit me like a ton of bricks. He brought a woman on stage who was shy and wanted to work on her social skills.You could see the gears start turning in her head. The nervousness itself wasn’t the problem. There’s no law of the universe that says you have to be free of nerves to put yourself out there.She subconsciously had that rule running in the back of her mind for her entire life saying that nervousness means something is wrong with her.She thought there was something wrong with her for feeling a totally normal human emotion.If you want to change your life, you’re going to have to start by doing it as the current version of yourself — full of fear, self-doubt, and not quite sure if you have what it takes to succeed, while knowing that’s totally ok.Have you ever tried to think your way out of being nervous and…it just makes you even more nervous? Instead, just accept up front that you’re unsure and try anyway. I’ve had many moments of doubt where I still did the thing anyway. Also, it didn’t just work out well every single time just because I faced my fears. Sometimes I faced my fears and fell flat on my face. It didn’t feel good. There will be times when…
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