Face the Fear

10th October 2013

Why do most people avoid things which they know need to be dealt with, and know that they will sooner or later come to a head, but nevertheless still put them off? And of course the answer is fear – fear of the outcome of the meeting, call, or action taken, turning out in a really bad way. However in reality, it is very seldom that things actually result in the doomsday scenario you paint for yourself.

Of course the longer you put things off, the more the dread builds up in your mind, and the worry nags at you constantly day and night. In fact at night, the outcomes you start to imagine can spiral out of control. Also by putting things off you are likely to exacerbate the problem anyway, and the chances are that the outcome will indeed by worse than it need to have been.

If you think of a particularly difficult scenario you have been in, either in your work or your home life, and the stress it may have caused you, when you have finally confronted them, things have nearly always turned out better than you anticipated. Furthermore, the weight it takes off your mind immediately makes the world a better place, and you can start to move on with your life.

As I often say to my clients, it is far better knowing what the situation is, be it to do with money, staff or any other niggling business issues, because then you can do something about it. However bad things are, there are always actions which can be taken, and even if they don’t solve the problem completely, at worst they will alleviate things and move them forward, so you can live to fight another day.

So think of your biggest concern in your life today, and take some positive action to deal with it.

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