Knowledge, practice and courage are your weapons against fear.

One person can step out of an airplane door at 2,000 feet without hesitation. Another can stand before an audience of 2,000 and give a speech without breaking into a sweat. Fears can be rational or irrational, but they are always personal and real. Everyone fears something.

To diminish a fear, you must first face it. The one hun­dredth skydive or speech won’t be as traumatic as the first. The best way to deal with first fears is through a combination of logic and bravery. Logically, most people who jump from planes or give speeches don’t die. They succeed through preparation. If your equipment is right and your training is complete, you are ready to jump. If your speech is carefully crafted and practiced, you are ready to speak.

Associate with confident people. You have seen many who have already done what you fear doing. Now, do what they have done. Courage grows with action. Fear is learned and must be unlearned. After facing that fear, you will feel exhilarated. Without fear, there can be no courage. Fear pro­vides the opportunity to be brave.

Keep Pushing

To push yourself beyond your comfort level is a must as you travel up the ladder of success.

If it were easy, everyone would do it. If it were easy, the rewards for success wouldn’t be as pleasant. Average people don’t want to push or be pushed. They are con­tent with the sameness of today being like yesterday.

If you want to take the easy road, you will find many to support your reasoning. Because you validate their own inaction, average people will agree with your choice to delay or avoid.

You put your name forward for that raise or promo­tion. You are that somebody willing to take the risk of starting a business. If ten customers tell you no, and you still believe, you ask another ten.

Understand that no one wants to face rejection again and again. Yet, it is persistent effort that separates win­ners from losers.

You may not succeed immediately. You may take a few lumps as you move along the learning curve. However, with each challenge faced, you gain strength.

BillFitzPatrick.com, The Action Principles

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