Posts Tagged ‘fear’

Self Doubt: A Disease that Doesn’t Discriminate!

What if… What if I forget the words when I stand up there? What if I go completely blank? What if I totally suck? What if I look or sound stupid? What if they hate me? What if I’m not pretty enough? Cool enough? Smart enough? Qualified enough? Experienced enough? Talented enough? Thin enough? What if they see through my act? What if they discover what I’m really like? What if… Continue reading

October 6 2009 | By Craig | Tagged: fear, procrastination, self, self-doubt, worry | 17 comments»

Fear of Flying: Facing the Fear of Success

Believe it or not, one of the most paralyzing fears is the fear of success. That's right, the fear of achieving one's goals. It seems insane, because of course, we want to reach our goals, right? I mean, don't we?The short answer is that yes, we do want to accomplish our goals, but that it's complicated. There are several factors that complicate our relationship with achievement. For example, we may… Continue reading

October 2 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: achievement, failure, fear, goal, project, success | 9 comments»

Can You Be Truly Honest?

Honesty, we say, is the best policy. And yet, it’s hardly news to anyone that in much of our lives, dishonesty rules. Salespeople lie about the benefits of one product over another, or about how useful those “extended service plans” really are. Partners lie about whether they liked dinner, or about what they did last night after work. Employees lie about the reason a project is overdue, or about how… Continue reading

September 8 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: fear, honesty, people, relationship, self-development, self-improvement, trust | 26 comments»

How to Head Off Small Business Fear in This Economy

This is a scary time. Everyone you know knows at least one person who has gotten downsized and new jobs are scarce. People are scared to start businesses and they’re scared to invest in their existing businesses right now. Part of it is that in an economy like this, mistakes are even more costly than before. And part of it is that people are just plain scared to lose anything… Continue reading

May 7 2009 | By Susan | Tagged: economy, entrepreneur, fear, frugality, home-based-business, Productivity, recession, small business, thrifty | 5 comments»

Change The Way You See Fear And Change Your Life

When was the last time you took a risk? Not something major and life-threatening, but something that represented a step outside your comfort zone. Can you recall a time recently when you did something that felt uncomfortable for you? If not, get ready to take a major step forward.Frequently, in business and in life, we get too comfortable. We find solid ground - a place that feels safe - we… Continue reading

February 13 2009 | By Susan | Tagged: business, coaching, entrepreneur, failure, fear, life, success | 20 comments»

Are You Having A Scarcity Conversation?

With the economy the way it is, lately I've heard a lot of comments like, "I want to start a business, but I just can't afford it right now," and "I want to invest in learning how to start a business, but I don't have the money to put into it."This is a legitimate, honest concern, but this kind of thinking could destroy your business dreams and sabotage your success… Continue reading

January 27 2009 | By Susan | Tagged: business, consultant, fear, investment, mindset, Money, scarcity, startup | 7 comments»

Resilience: The Key to Surviving Anything

Have you ever seen bamboo shoots in a storm? I have. I remember huddling in a hut in Thailand watching a raging typhoon sweep through the mountains. The clump of bamboo outside the window was completely flattened by the raging winds. The wind was so strong that it lifted the roof right off the hut and I began to fear for my life. Then, suddenly, the winds dropped. I looked… Continue reading

November 13 2008 | By Mary | Tagged: acceptance, anxiety, fear, flexibility, future, resilience | 7 comments»

The George Costanza Lifehack for Overcoming Fear and Anxiety

Despite what you may think, there are lifehacks to be learned from the television show Seinfeld. Take for example the episode "The Opposite"- George Costanza decides that every decision that he has ever made has been wrong, and that his life is the exact opposite of what it should be. George decides to do the opposite of everything he has done before, and great things begin to happen to… Continue reading

September 2 2008 | By Derek | Tagged: anxiety, fear, health, phobia, psychology, seinfeld | 15 comments»

Living Scared

Sometimes the answers to our problems are not nearly as complex or elusive as many of us seem to believe they are. Or as difficult as some of us make them. Sometimes our problems only exist in our head. Sometimes the journey from where we are to where we'd like to be is not nearly as terrifying as we imagine it is. In fact, it's often kind of exhilarating and… Continue reading

April 9 2008 | By Craig | Tagged: fear, personal-development, self-help, self-improvement | 16 comments»

13 Tips to Zap Your Butterflies When Speaking in Public

Everyone gets nervous before giving a speech. Unfortunately, the more people in the audience, the more important the speech usually is, making any butterflies in your stomach multiply before you begin. Knowing how to keep yourself calm can make a big difference when giving a speech.I’m not a world-famous speaker. I’m just an introvert who has managed to train himself to stay calm on stage… Continue reading

December 18 2007 | By Scott H | Tagged: courage, fear, nervousness, notes, powerpoint, presentation, speaking, student | 29 comments»

Don’t Panic! Stop Worrying and Enjoy Halloween

With Halloween now two weeks away, it's time to start thinking about Halloween safety. OK, that's an understatement: if the local news programs are to be believed it' time to start panicking. Poisoned Pixie Stix, needles-stuck Snickers, and razor-wielding Raisinets lurk behind every Jack-o-lantern-guarded door. Evil ne'er-do-wells lurk ready to pluck your children off the streets and do unspeakable things to them. The dead walk the earth… Continue reading

October 17 2007 | By Dustin | Tagged: anxiety, fear, halloween, safety, urbanlegend, zombie | 23 comments»

Get Going With The Morita Therapy

The Morita Therapy is a simple model of psychology that says you can't really overcome or abolish those inner problems, like fear and perfectionism, so you must accept and work with them.This is particularly true, as stated in this article from Experience Life Magazine, when dealing with procrastination and project management. Whatever it is preventing you from getting started on something, you're best bet is to accept the shortcoming… Continue reading

August 28 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: fear, procrastination | 2 comments»

How to get over your fear of public speaking

Does reading the title make you nervous/scared? Got that sick feeling in your stomach? The number one fear in the world, ahead of even the fear of death, is the fear of public speaking. Regardless of what some may say, the fear of public speaking is extremely common -- even the most polished speakers have experienced a fear of public speaking, trust me! Being… Continue reading

April 4 2007 | By Kyle | Tagged: Communication, fear, public+speaking | 28 comments»

What we have most to fear is fear itself

Have you noticed how often people draw back from trying something new because of fear? Fear that they might not make it; fear that the outcome will not be as good as they hope that it will be; fear that change may prove that what they’ve been doing until now isn’t as good as they’ve made it out to be; fear of being seen to make a mistake—even if that… Continue reading

February 5 2007 | By Guest | Tagged: achievement, anxiety, fear, risk, worrying | 2 comments»

Speed, Accidents, and Anxiety

You're driving along the freeway. The traffic is heavy and the weather is bad; there's water on the road and occasional patches of ice. You're already late for an appointment and you're worrying that your boss is going to find out and get mad at you, so you're driving way too fast for the conditions. Everyone else seems to be in a hurry too. Your hands are gripping the wheel… Continue reading

September 4 2006 | By Guest | Tagged: anxiety, business-fundamentalism, discontentment, fear, insanity, leadership, lifebalance, Lifestyle, living, Management, motivation, organization, overwork, slow-leadership, speed, strategy, stress, work-life, work/life-balance, workflow, working, worklife, worrying | 3 comments»