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I bought the book and had the opportunity to watch the movie online. The movie was powerful and it does speak to something on the inside of you. James in his presentation speaks to you from a deep place within himself and as such touch a placing of longing in your heart and life.
As long as you are desirous of change within any aspect of your life then let James show you the way.
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Saturday, April 19, 2008
A More Excellent Way to Financial Success
I am Goldson and I want to share the transformation of my financial life with you. I hope that you will be encouraged, challenged and motivated to make that change which will bring about a better life for you.
My monthly salary was inadequate. Having to pay rent, utilities, loan, food and other bills, ect was just too much stress on my financial life. Coupled with that was the ambition to move out of a rented apartment to a beautiful home of my own. I wanted a beautiful home from inside out. I needed to complete my education so there was the cost of tuition to contend with; health insurance and retirement plans for future was on my agenda too. I also wanted to stop using public transportation. You might know about those days when it rained so hard and you got stuck at work or wherever until it was all over.
I needed a change. I needed a financial breakthrough now! All of those expenses were too overwhelming to think about. How could I earn some extra money. A second job would only add more stress. There has got to be a way to a better financial life. Statistics has shown that your day job is insufficient to meet all your expenses and I was living that experience of insufficiency.
My thought was always “how could I earn more money.” The idea of having an internet job surfaced. Working from the quarters of my apartment; being my own boss; working at my own pace and time; the whole convenience; was indeed a great and brilliant solution to my financial situation. It means that I could now determine my own earnings and not just depend on a monthly check.
During my internet search for that ideal job I was bombarded with all sorts of options. Some were expensive, some unrealistic, some a scam, ect. I pressed on in my quest for a better life and trusted the Universe to guide me through the vastness of the World Wide web into choosing the ideal online business.
And so it finally happened. The Universe led me to that particular business that was suitable for me. It had the flexibility I needed and the earnings from this business now relieved me of my financial burdens as mentioned earlier on. This online business came to my rescue: http://www.24hourwebcash.com/goldson3977. This system is fully automated and did almost all of the work for me. I don’t have to sell anything, stock any goods or call any customer – the system manages all the complex stuff.
So I simply signed up at: http://www.24hourwebcash.com/goldson3977. I got the necessary trainings and two designed websites. Yes! Now all I do is promote and advertise my business. How about my stress? What stress? My web business offered and afforded me that financial breakthrough to living the life that I’ve always wanted.
The truth is that you are reading this because you can identify with where I am coming from. Yes, I know that you have a need; a desire for the same financial breakthrough and success as I am now enjoying. And I want you enjoy this life just as much because the Universe has abundance so everyone can get a piece of the pie. My business is now position to automatically earn money while I am asleep or having fun otherwise.
Sure you can walk away from financial overwhelm as I have done. Start your journey today to financial wellness. We both know that this is the business you need now to achieve, obtain and accomplish those things in life which you’ve always hoped and dreamt about.
The Universe has seen your financial challenges and heard your monetary cries. Right in this present moment the Universe is responding to you. This is not by chance – the Law of Attraction states that if you want something and consistently think upon it then it will come to you. Seize this present moment and respond now: http://www.24hourwebcash.com/goldson3977.
Welcome and enjoy your new life of success.
Best regards
Goldson
http://www.24hourwebcash.com/goldson3977 ;1739 Broadway Tempe, AZ 85282
Ps: Thank you for reading Pathways To Your Well Being.
My monthly salary was inadequate. Having to pay rent, utilities, loan, food and other bills, ect was just too much stress on my financial life. Coupled with that was the ambition to move out of a rented apartment to a beautiful home of my own. I wanted a beautiful home from inside out. I needed to complete my education so there was the cost of tuition to contend with; health insurance and retirement plans for future was on my agenda too. I also wanted to stop using public transportation. You might know about those days when it rained so hard and you got stuck at work or wherever until it was all over.
I needed a change. I needed a financial breakthrough now! All of those expenses were too overwhelming to think about. How could I earn some extra money. A second job would only add more stress. There has got to be a way to a better financial life. Statistics has shown that your day job is insufficient to meet all your expenses and I was living that experience of insufficiency.
My thought was always “how could I earn more money.” The idea of having an internet job surfaced. Working from the quarters of my apartment; being my own boss; working at my own pace and time; the whole convenience; was indeed a great and brilliant solution to my financial situation. It means that I could now determine my own earnings and not just depend on a monthly check.
During my internet search for that ideal job I was bombarded with all sorts of options. Some were expensive, some unrealistic, some a scam, ect. I pressed on in my quest for a better life and trusted the Universe to guide me through the vastness of the World Wide web into choosing the ideal online business.
And so it finally happened. The Universe led me to that particular business that was suitable for me. It had the flexibility I needed and the earnings from this business now relieved me of my financial burdens as mentioned earlier on. This online business came to my rescue: http://www.24hourwebcash.com/goldson3977. This system is fully automated and did almost all of the work for me. I don’t have to sell anything, stock any goods or call any customer – the system manages all the complex stuff.
So I simply signed up at: http://www.24hourwebcash.com/goldson3977. I got the necessary trainings and two designed websites. Yes! Now all I do is promote and advertise my business. How about my stress? What stress? My web business offered and afforded me that financial breakthrough to living the life that I’ve always wanted.
The truth is that you are reading this because you can identify with where I am coming from. Yes, I know that you have a need; a desire for the same financial breakthrough and success as I am now enjoying. And I want you enjoy this life just as much because the Universe has abundance so everyone can get a piece of the pie. My business is now position to automatically earn money while I am asleep or having fun otherwise.
Sure you can walk away from financial overwhelm as I have done. Start your journey today to financial wellness. We both know that this is the business you need now to achieve, obtain and accomplish those things in life which you’ve always hoped and dreamt about.
The Universe has seen your financial challenges and heard your monetary cries. Right in this present moment the Universe is responding to you. This is not by chance – the Law of Attraction states that if you want something and consistently think upon it then it will come to you. Seize this present moment and respond now: http://www.24hourwebcash.com/goldson3977.
Welcome and enjoy your new life of success.
Best regards
Goldson
http://www.24hourwebcash.com/goldson3977 ;1739 Broadway Tempe, AZ 85282
Ps: Thank you for reading Pathways To Your Well Being.
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
How To Overcome The Fear Of Doing Something New
By: Stan Popovich
How can you overcome the fear of doing something new? Doing something for the first time can cause some anxiety because you do not know what to expect. Here are some tips on how to reduce the fear and anxiety of doing something for the first time.
In order to reduce your stress, you need to do the activity for a few times to get a handle on things. Remember when you first learned to ride your bike. You probably fell down a few times but eventually you got the hang of it. The more you do something the more you will feel comfortable.
Remind yourself that you will learn something new when you do a certain task for the first time. There is nothing wrong with learning something new and gaining new experiences. There is always ways to improve and become a better person.
Be flexible and have an open mind. It can be tough to do something new when you do not know what to expect. Be willing to go with the flow and open your mind to learning new things. If something doesn't go according to plan do not be quick to get upset. Evaluate the situation and see what you can do to improve it.
Go at your own pace. Some people like to rush into things that can cause a lot of stress. If you are nervous on doing something new, take a few steps forward to see what happens. If everything is ok, then take some more steps. There is no hurry so take your time.
If you really get nervous, then ask a friend to join you. Doing something new with a friend will reduce your stress because you are not by yourself.
Everybody get nervous when encountering something new and different. Take a deep breath and take things slow. If things do not turn out right, then stop what you are doing and do something else. We all face new opportunities so do not be quick to dismiss them.
Article Source:- Directory Submission & Sexy Deepika Padukone
How can you overcome the fear of doing something new? Doing something for the first time can cause some anxiety because you do not know what to expect. Here are some tips on how to reduce the fear and anxiety of doing something for the first time.
In order to reduce your stress, you need to do the activity for a few times to get a handle on things. Remember when you first learned to ride your bike. You probably fell down a few times but eventually you got the hang of it. The more you do something the more you will feel comfortable.
Remind yourself that you will learn something new when you do a certain task for the first time. There is nothing wrong with learning something new and gaining new experiences. There is always ways to improve and become a better person.
Be flexible and have an open mind. It can be tough to do something new when you do not know what to expect. Be willing to go with the flow and open your mind to learning new things. If something doesn't go according to plan do not be quick to get upset. Evaluate the situation and see what you can do to improve it.
Go at your own pace. Some people like to rush into things that can cause a lot of stress. If you are nervous on doing something new, take a few steps forward to see what happens. If everything is ok, then take some more steps. There is no hurry so take your time.
If you really get nervous, then ask a friend to join you. Doing something new with a friend will reduce your stress because you are not by yourself.
Everybody get nervous when encountering something new and different. Take a deep breath and take things slow. If things do not turn out right, then stop what you are doing and do something else. We all face new opportunities so do not be quick to dismiss them.
Article Source:- Directory Submission & Sexy Deepika Padukone
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Make Your Living Doing What You Love
By: James Delrojo
One of the sad facts about our economy is that most people hate their job. The dream of the average American is to be rich enough to quit work. Yet the people who are really rich tend to keep working and usually work long hours because they are working at something they love. For them it's just fun!
It is common for people to have a sport or a hobby that they pursue in their spare time. They generally don't earn any money from this, in fact it usually costs them money, but they can't wait to do it. What if you could make your living by doing something that you love as much as you love your sport or hobby?
There are basically two different ways to go about achieving this goal.
The first way is to work out how to turn your sport or hobby into a business. The reason most people don't do this is that they are thinking inside the square. For example, they think that you have to be a great athlete to make a living from sport, but this is only a perception.
Last year I was in Australia and I discovered a guy who is making millions of dollars a year from sport yet isn't good enough to play.
This man had a passion for Australian Football but wasn't good enough to become a professional player so he chose to become a journalist writing about football. From there he went on to host, for many years, the most popular sports show on Australian television. He was earning a fortune! In fact he was earning much more than he would have been earning had he had the athletic ability to become a professional footballer.
Then, as often happens, he discovered a new passion. As he became more successful he found that he had a talent for business. He now runs the largest television network in his country and is a very wealthy man.
If he had given up making a living from sport simply because he wasn't a good enough athlete he may be broke today or be doing a job that he hates, like most of the population are doing. But this man took his thinking outside the square and looked for other ways he could earn a living from pursuing some aspect of his passion.
I wonder what you could be doing if you started brainstorming outside the square?
The second approach to finding a way of making a living from your passion is to brainstorm around what business or profession you might be able to develop a passion in if you took the time to study it and do it.
We all come into the world with no knowledge of the many fascinating opportunities the world holds for us and with no passion for any hobby or career. Many times we stumble by chance across a sport or hobby that ends up becoming a passion. Logic tells us that there are probably many potential passions for you that you haven't stumbled across yet. What if you took matters into your own hands and started looking for them.
How would you start?
Start by thinking of the reasons why you like the things you like and then brainstorm around those qualities to see where else you could find them. There is probably a profitable profession or business opportunity tailor made for you just waiting for you to find it.It's worth the effort to find a way to earn your living from your passion because no matter how hard you work in that passion it won't seem like work to you.
Article Source:- Directory Submission & Sexy Deepika Padukone
One of the sad facts about our economy is that most people hate their job. The dream of the average American is to be rich enough to quit work. Yet the people who are really rich tend to keep working and usually work long hours because they are working at something they love. For them it's just fun!
It is common for people to have a sport or a hobby that they pursue in their spare time. They generally don't earn any money from this, in fact it usually costs them money, but they can't wait to do it. What if you could make your living by doing something that you love as much as you love your sport or hobby?
There are basically two different ways to go about achieving this goal.
The first way is to work out how to turn your sport or hobby into a business. The reason most people don't do this is that they are thinking inside the square. For example, they think that you have to be a great athlete to make a living from sport, but this is only a perception.
Last year I was in Australia and I discovered a guy who is making millions of dollars a year from sport yet isn't good enough to play.
This man had a passion for Australian Football but wasn't good enough to become a professional player so he chose to become a journalist writing about football. From there he went on to host, for many years, the most popular sports show on Australian television. He was earning a fortune! In fact he was earning much more than he would have been earning had he had the athletic ability to become a professional footballer.
Then, as often happens, he discovered a new passion. As he became more successful he found that he had a talent for business. He now runs the largest television network in his country and is a very wealthy man.
If he had given up making a living from sport simply because he wasn't a good enough athlete he may be broke today or be doing a job that he hates, like most of the population are doing. But this man took his thinking outside the square and looked for other ways he could earn a living from pursuing some aspect of his passion.
I wonder what you could be doing if you started brainstorming outside the square?
The second approach to finding a way of making a living from your passion is to brainstorm around what business or profession you might be able to develop a passion in if you took the time to study it and do it.
We all come into the world with no knowledge of the many fascinating opportunities the world holds for us and with no passion for any hobby or career. Many times we stumble by chance across a sport or hobby that ends up becoming a passion. Logic tells us that there are probably many potential passions for you that you haven't stumbled across yet. What if you took matters into your own hands and started looking for them.
How would you start?
Start by thinking of the reasons why you like the things you like and then brainstorm around those qualities to see where else you could find them. There is probably a profitable profession or business opportunity tailor made for you just waiting for you to find it.It's worth the effort to find a way to earn your living from your passion because no matter how hard you work in that passion it won't seem like work to you.
Article Source:- Directory Submission & Sexy Deepika Padukone
Saturday, March 29, 2008
What Is Courage?
Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.- Ambrose Redmoon
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear.- Mark Twain
Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.- John Wayne
I like the definitions of courage above, which all suggest that courage is the ability to get yourself to take action in spite of fear. The word courage derives from the Latin cor, which means "heart." But true courage is more a matter of intellect than of feeling. It requires using the uniquely human part of your brain (the neocortex) to wrest control away from the emotional limbic brain you share in common with other mammals. Your limbic brain signals danger, but your neocortex reasons that the danger isn't real, so you simply feel the fear and take action anyway. The more you learn to act in spite of fear, the more human you become. The more you follow the fear, the more you live like a lower mammal. So the question, "Are you a man or a mouse?" is consistent with human neurology.
Courageous people are still afraid, but they don't let the fear paralyze them. People who lack courage will give into fear more often than not, which actually has the long-term effect of strengthening the fear. When you avoid facing a fear and then feel relieved that you escaped it, this acts as a psychological reward that reinforces the mouse-like avoidance behavior, making you even more likely to avoid facing the fear in the future. So the more you avoid asking someone out on a date, the more paralyzed you'll feel about taking such actions in the future. You are literally conditioning yourself to become more timid and mouse-like.
Such avoidance behavior causes stagnation in the long run. As you get older, you reinforce your fear reactions to the point where it's hard to even imagine yourself standing up to your fears. You begin taking your fears for granted; they become real to you. You cocoon yourself into a life that insulates you from all these fears: a stable but unhappy marriage, a job that doesn't require you to take risks, an income that keeps you comfortable. Then you rationalize your behavior: You have a family to support and can't take risks, you're too old to shift careers, you can't lose weight because you have "fat" genes. Five years... ten years... twenty years pass, and you realize that your life hasn't changed all that much. You've settled down. All that's really left now is to live out the remainder of your years as contently as possible and then settle yourself into the ground, where you'll finally achieve total safety and security.
But there's something else going on behind the scenes, isn't there? That tiny voice in the back of your mind recalls that this isn't the kind of life you wanted to live. It wants more, much more. It wants you to become far wealthier, to have an outstanding relationship, to get your body in peak physical condition, to learn new skills, to travel the world, to have lots of wonderful friends, to help people in need, to make a meaningful difference. That voice tells you that settling into a job where you sell widgets the rest of your life just won't cut it. That voice frowns at you when you catch a glance of your oversized belly in the mirror or get winded going up a flight of stairs. It beams disappointment when it sees what's become of your family. It tells you that the reason you have trouble motivating yourself is that you aren't doing what you really ought to be doing with your life... because you're afraid. And if you refuse to listen, it will always be there, nagging you about your mediocre results until you die, full of regrets for what might have been.
So how do you respond to this ornery voice that won't shut up? What do you do when confronted by that gut feeling that something just isn't right in your life? What's your favorite way to silence it? Maybe drown it out by watching TV, listening to the radio, working long hours at an unfulfilling job, or consuming alcohol and caffeine and sugar.
But whenever you do this, you lower your level of consciousness. You sink closer towards an instinctive animal and move away from becoming a fully conscious human being. You react to life instead of proactively going after your goals. You fall into a state of learned helplessness, where you begin to believe that your goals are no longer possible or practical for you. You become more and more like a mouse, even trying to convince yourself that life as a mouse might not be so bad after all, since everyone around you seems to be OK with it. You surround yourself with your fellow mice, and on the rare occasions that you encounter a fully conscious human being, it scares the hell out of you to remember how much of your own courage has been lost.
This article is Copyright © 2004 by Pavlina LLC
www.stevepavilina.com
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear.- Mark Twain
Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.- John Wayne
I like the definitions of courage above, which all suggest that courage is the ability to get yourself to take action in spite of fear. The word courage derives from the Latin cor, which means "heart." But true courage is more a matter of intellect than of feeling. It requires using the uniquely human part of your brain (the neocortex) to wrest control away from the emotional limbic brain you share in common with other mammals. Your limbic brain signals danger, but your neocortex reasons that the danger isn't real, so you simply feel the fear and take action anyway. The more you learn to act in spite of fear, the more human you become. The more you follow the fear, the more you live like a lower mammal. So the question, "Are you a man or a mouse?" is consistent with human neurology.
Courageous people are still afraid, but they don't let the fear paralyze them. People who lack courage will give into fear more often than not, which actually has the long-term effect of strengthening the fear. When you avoid facing a fear and then feel relieved that you escaped it, this acts as a psychological reward that reinforces the mouse-like avoidance behavior, making you even more likely to avoid facing the fear in the future. So the more you avoid asking someone out on a date, the more paralyzed you'll feel about taking such actions in the future. You are literally conditioning yourself to become more timid and mouse-like.
Such avoidance behavior causes stagnation in the long run. As you get older, you reinforce your fear reactions to the point where it's hard to even imagine yourself standing up to your fears. You begin taking your fears for granted; they become real to you. You cocoon yourself into a life that insulates you from all these fears: a stable but unhappy marriage, a job that doesn't require you to take risks, an income that keeps you comfortable. Then you rationalize your behavior: You have a family to support and can't take risks, you're too old to shift careers, you can't lose weight because you have "fat" genes. Five years... ten years... twenty years pass, and you realize that your life hasn't changed all that much. You've settled down. All that's really left now is to live out the remainder of your years as contently as possible and then settle yourself into the ground, where you'll finally achieve total safety and security.
But there's something else going on behind the scenes, isn't there? That tiny voice in the back of your mind recalls that this isn't the kind of life you wanted to live. It wants more, much more. It wants you to become far wealthier, to have an outstanding relationship, to get your body in peak physical condition, to learn new skills, to travel the world, to have lots of wonderful friends, to help people in need, to make a meaningful difference. That voice tells you that settling into a job where you sell widgets the rest of your life just won't cut it. That voice frowns at you when you catch a glance of your oversized belly in the mirror or get winded going up a flight of stairs. It beams disappointment when it sees what's become of your family. It tells you that the reason you have trouble motivating yourself is that you aren't doing what you really ought to be doing with your life... because you're afraid. And if you refuse to listen, it will always be there, nagging you about your mediocre results until you die, full of regrets for what might have been.
So how do you respond to this ornery voice that won't shut up? What do you do when confronted by that gut feeling that something just isn't right in your life? What's your favorite way to silence it? Maybe drown it out by watching TV, listening to the radio, working long hours at an unfulfilling job, or consuming alcohol and caffeine and sugar.
But whenever you do this, you lower your level of consciousness. You sink closer towards an instinctive animal and move away from becoming a fully conscious human being. You react to life instead of proactively going after your goals. You fall into a state of learned helplessness, where you begin to believe that your goals are no longer possible or practical for you. You become more and more like a mouse, even trying to convince yourself that life as a mouse might not be so bad after all, since everyone around you seems to be OK with it. You surround yourself with your fellow mice, and on the rare occasions that you encounter a fully conscious human being, it scares the hell out of you to remember how much of your own courage has been lost.
This article is Copyright © 2004 by Pavlina LLC
www.stevepavilina.com
Live Consciously Through Courage
Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature,nor do the children of men as a whole experience it.Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure.Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.To keep our faces toward change and behave like free spiritsin the presence of fate is strength undefeatable.- Helen Keller
In our day-to-day lives, the virtue of courage doesn't receive much attention. Courage is a quality reserved for soldiers, firefighters, and activists. Security is what matters most today. Perhaps you were taught to avoid being too bold or too brave. It's too dangerous. Don't take unnecessary risks. Don't draw attention to yourself in public. Follow family traditions. Don't talk to strangers. Keep an eye out for suspicious people. Stay safe.
But a side effect of overemphasizing the importance of personal security in your life is that it can cause you to live reactively. Instead of setting your own goals, making plans to achieve them, and going after them with gusto, you play it safe. Keep working at the stable job, even though it doesn't fulfill you. Remain in the unsatisfying relationship, even though you feel dead inside compared to the passion you once had. Who are you to think that you can buck the system? Accept your lot in life, and make the best of it. Go with the flow, and don't rock the boat. Your only hope is that the currents of life will pull you in a favorable direction.
No doubt there exist real dangers in life you must avoid. But there's a huge gulf between recklessness and courage. I'm not referring to the heroic courage required to risk your life to save someone from a burning building. By courage I mean the ability to face down those imaginary fears and reclaim the far more powerful life that you've denied yourself. Fear of failure. Fear of rejection. Fear of going broke. Fear of being alone. Fear of humiliation. Fear of public speaking. Fear of being ostracized by family and friends. Fear of physical discomfort. Fear of regret. Fear of success.
How many of these fears are holding you back? How would you live if you had no fear at all? You'd still have your intelligence and common sense to safely navigate around any real dangers, but without feeling the emotion of fear, would you be more willing to take risks, especially when the worst case wouldn't actually hurt you at all? Would you speak up more often, talk to more strangers, ask for more sales, dive headlong into those ambitious projects you've been dreaming about? What if you even learned to enjoy the things you currently fear? What kind of difference would that make in your life?
Have you previously convinced yourself that you aren't really afraid of anything... that there are always good and logical reasons why you don't do certain things? It would be rude to introduce yourself to a stranger. You shouldn't attempt public speaking because you don't have anything to say. Asking for a raise would be improper because you're supposed to wait until the next formal review. They're just rationalizations though - think about how your life would change if you could confidently and courageously do these things with no fear at all.
This article is Copyright © 2004 by Pavlina LLC
www.stevepavilina.com
In our day-to-day lives, the virtue of courage doesn't receive much attention. Courage is a quality reserved for soldiers, firefighters, and activists. Security is what matters most today. Perhaps you were taught to avoid being too bold or too brave. It's too dangerous. Don't take unnecessary risks. Don't draw attention to yourself in public. Follow family traditions. Don't talk to strangers. Keep an eye out for suspicious people. Stay safe.
But a side effect of overemphasizing the importance of personal security in your life is that it can cause you to live reactively. Instead of setting your own goals, making plans to achieve them, and going after them with gusto, you play it safe. Keep working at the stable job, even though it doesn't fulfill you. Remain in the unsatisfying relationship, even though you feel dead inside compared to the passion you once had. Who are you to think that you can buck the system? Accept your lot in life, and make the best of it. Go with the flow, and don't rock the boat. Your only hope is that the currents of life will pull you in a favorable direction.
No doubt there exist real dangers in life you must avoid. But there's a huge gulf between recklessness and courage. I'm not referring to the heroic courage required to risk your life to save someone from a burning building. By courage I mean the ability to face down those imaginary fears and reclaim the far more powerful life that you've denied yourself. Fear of failure. Fear of rejection. Fear of going broke. Fear of being alone. Fear of humiliation. Fear of public speaking. Fear of being ostracized by family and friends. Fear of physical discomfort. Fear of regret. Fear of success.
How many of these fears are holding you back? How would you live if you had no fear at all? You'd still have your intelligence and common sense to safely navigate around any real dangers, but without feeling the emotion of fear, would you be more willing to take risks, especially when the worst case wouldn't actually hurt you at all? Would you speak up more often, talk to more strangers, ask for more sales, dive headlong into those ambitious projects you've been dreaming about? What if you even learned to enjoy the things you currently fear? What kind of difference would that make in your life?
Have you previously convinced yourself that you aren't really afraid of anything... that there are always good and logical reasons why you don't do certain things? It would be rude to introduce yourself to a stranger. You shouldn't attempt public speaking because you don't have anything to say. Asking for a raise would be improper because you're supposed to wait until the next formal review. They're just rationalizations though - think about how your life would change if you could confidently and courageously do these things with no fear at all.
This article is Copyright © 2004 by Pavlina LLC
www.stevepavilina.com
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