Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Fear: Our Greatest Obstacle
How much of your life is dominated by your fears? So many of us have allowed our fears to guide our thoughts, our actions, and our lives. I have often heard my clients tell me, "I can't do that (write a book, start my own business, go back to school, etc.) And if you believe that you can't you will be absolutely correct.
The best definition of fear that I have seen appeared on a bulletin board in a hospital. The acrostic of fear stood for this, False Expectations Appearing Real. How true is that!
I'd like to ask you to write a list of the fears you have had in the past. Now write next to each fear whether it came true or not. I have applied this to my own life. I think of the many hours that I have wasted imagining that the worst would happen. It very rarely did, or never did.
Why do we worry? If it's a waste of time, why do we spend the precious time of our lives in a useless activity? One reason we concentrate on our fears is that we believe that we can control the outcome of an event. We go on worrying believing that we will hit on the magic solution to whatever problem is upsetting us at the moment. The fact is that there are many circumstances in our lives that we cannot control.
Another reason that we worry is that we think we can prepare ourselves for the worst. And fear tells us that the worst will happen. Not only does fear not prepare you to handles situations, we waste our precious energy preparing for something that will probably never happen.
IF FEAR DIDN'T DOMINATE YOUR LIFE, WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH THE HOURS YOU NOW HAVE AVAILABLE? Well, for one thing, you could begin to enjoy your life. You could enjoy all that life has bestowed upon you.
I challenge you to begin to enjoy your life today. Look at all you have to be grateful for. Put fear in it's place. Please let me know how this changes your perspective and how it changes your life.
The best definition of fear that I have seen appeared on a bulletin board in a hospital. The acrostic of fear stood for this, False Expectations Appearing Real. How true is that!
I'd like to ask you to write a list of the fears you have had in the past. Now write next to each fear whether it came true or not. I have applied this to my own life. I think of the many hours that I have wasted imagining that the worst would happen. It very rarely did, or never did.
Why do we worry? If it's a waste of time, why do we spend the precious time of our lives in a useless activity? One reason we concentrate on our fears is that we believe that we can control the outcome of an event. We go on worrying believing that we will hit on the magic solution to whatever problem is upsetting us at the moment. The fact is that there are many circumstances in our lives that we cannot control.
Another reason that we worry is that we think we can prepare ourselves for the worst. And fear tells us that the worst will happen. Not only does fear not prepare you to handles situations, we waste our precious energy preparing for something that will probably never happen.
IF FEAR DIDN'T DOMINATE YOUR LIFE, WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH THE HOURS YOU NOW HAVE AVAILABLE? Well, for one thing, you could begin to enjoy your life. You could enjoy all that life has bestowed upon you.
I challenge you to begin to enjoy your life today. Look at all you have to be grateful for. Put fear in it's place. Please let me know how this changes your perspective and how it changes your life.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Introduction
Hi,
Let me introduce myself. I am a Professional Life Coach. I coach you to live a fulfilled and purposeful life. I'll be writing articles to help you to live the life you deserve to live. I'll be writing on topics that have helped many others in the past. I also invite you to send me your ideas for what you need in your lives. If I think they will help others I'll write on your topic.
My first article will be about fear and the role it can play in our lives. I'm looking forward to meeting all of you and getting to know you and help you.
Dr. Myrna Sarowitz
http://livingyourjoy.com
Let me introduce myself. I am a Professional Life Coach. I coach you to live a fulfilled and purposeful life. I'll be writing articles to help you to live the life you deserve to live. I'll be writing on topics that have helped many others in the past. I also invite you to send me your ideas for what you need in your lives. If I think they will help others I'll write on your topic.
My first article will be about fear and the role it can play in our lives. I'm looking forward to meeting all of you and getting to know you and help you.
Dr. Myrna Sarowitz
http://livingyourjoy.com
Your Life Coach
Hi,
Let me introduce myself. I am a Professional Life Coach. I coach you to live a fulfilled and purposeful life. I'll be writing articles to help you to live the life you deserve to live. The topics will be those that I know have helped others in the past. I invite you to send me your ideas about what you need in your life. If I think it's a good topic for everyone I'll write an article. I'm looking forward to writing what you need and want for a joy filled life.
Dr. Myrna Sarowitz
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