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Conquering Fear

Written by: Michael George

Article Overview: Fear is our #1 obstacle that prevents us from realizing our true selves and all our dreams. A healthy lifestyle can prepare our minds for success, while diminishing fear based limitations.

Conquering Fear

CONQUERING FEAR
Achieving Health & Freedom from Self


Fear is a feeling most people experience on a daily basis to some degree. Fear……… better known as “false evidence appearing real” can paralyze people in their tracks and render them un functional. Once fear is realized and projected out ward it spreads like wild fire. Fear is not only prevalent in individuals, but in entire organizations, countries and in some cases it can even be world wide. Remember the AIDS epidemic?

Fear can stem from something big and overwhelming like losing your job, a failed relationship or unstable financial security. Fear can also rear its ugly head over something small and insignificant such as did I pay the phone bill this month, will so-and-so remember our appointment next week, and am I going to be late to Jennifer’s party? It doesn’t matter how large or small the scope of the fear is, it is still fear and as humans we react to fear in very different ways. Unfortunately, we also make fear based decisions, which are typically not good ones.

What’s important to understand is that fear is all made up in the mind. Fear and excitement are the same feelings except with a very different attitude and reaction towards them. When we feel strong we can overcome fear with excitement. When we feel weak fear is just plain old fear. Stress from fear produces toxins within the body that are toxic and harmful and escalate the ageing process dramatically.

Overcoming fear in our lives can be a daily challenge and a lifelong process for most. We’ve heard the term “Fear is the root of all evil”. We remember Franklin D. Roosevelt's quote, "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself”. Well, it depends on how we react to fear and how we perceive fear based behavior. If we look at fear in its raw natural state, fear is basically a figment of our imagination. An illusion if you will. A mental state of mind based upon past experiences, false perceptions, projections and uncertainty. Never the less the feelings associated with fear are real; however, they may not be based on reality.

“Courage is fear that has said its prayers” is a very profound and spiritual euphemism. There is a certain degree of truth in approaching fear in this fashion. Until one truly makes friends with his or hers fears and bathes in the core of fear based pain, one can never be free from self. It is our fears which place restrictions upon our success and failures in life. We need to be able to fail big in order to succeed big. Take Thomas Edison or Henry Ford for example. Both men failed big and many times before success were realized. If these men hadn’t overcome their fear of failure they never would have sustained the perseverance to succeed.

Freedom from self is a very interesting concept. Most of us feel there are outside influences which prevent us from having or attaining certain things in our life. The real truth, however, is that we, through or own personal fears and self imposed limitations, do not allow ourselves to achieve our dreams and goals. Feelings of not deserving or not being good enough hold us back from our dreams. The fear of responsibility that comes with success prevents us from having what we want in life. This is all good to know, but what do I do about it?

Following the path of healthy living begins with consistent exercise and a healthy diet. Taking care of our physical health helps us to feel better about our inner self and our outlook on life as a whole. This good feeling overflows into our mental, spiritual and emotional self so that fear and misguided perception are dissipated on a daily basis. The positive benefits of consistent exercise and a healthy diet are to numerous to list, but I assure you they will be revealed. This is why people know they feel better when they work out consistently, but they don’t necessarily know exactly why. Sure tangible benefits are seen on the outside; however, the intangible benefits are realized deep within our mind and nervous system.

As we begin to feel better about ourselves as a whole, fear based behavior gradually dissipates. The difficult part is to exercise and eat healthy on a daily basis. Consistency is the key to achieving lasting health benefits, while releasing the overwhelming burden of fear based behavior.

Michael George is a Fitness Expert, Author of Body Express Makeover, and a Motivational Speaker. He is also the President of Michael George Enterprises Inc., which specializes in health education and wellness. They are based out of Los Angeles CA.

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Other Great Books... - Feel The Fear And Do It AnyWay - Susan Jeffers How To Stop Worrying And Do It Anyway - Dale Carnegie ('What's the worst that could happen - the worst?' Then prepare yourself for that and reality is such a relief!).
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Re: Franchises in Texas... - [quote="RussellWebb":1kwhwvtt]Hi GT - I'm just fed up with the hand wringing fear-mongers. Yes, let's all do our share to reduce our impact on the global warming issues, yet at the same time we need to hear both sides of the story... then make educated decisions.[/quote:1kwhwvtt] Hi Russell, But don't you think society would fall apart without "fear" acting as a control? Fear is what keeps people in check (e.g. if you commit a crime you go to jail or even get shot by the authorities in some countries).
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