By WahitoTravels
I would say, fear is part of our DNA. It is part of our defensive mechanism. The fear that comes as a reflex when something scary happens or is about to happen. But I am not here to talk about that. I will touch on, the fear of doing something to avoid shame, failing, ridicule, criticism from people. Guess it’s something that has been instilled in us from age seven, when we start to familiarize with our existence.
As year 2021 came to an end, there were some key projects I wanted to start but I did not. Some, I only lay down the plans but I did not implement anything. Others, I procrastinated until they died a natural death. And honestly, there is nothing substantially I would say blocked me, apart from self-doubts. The fear of, “Will it work? Will it make sense? What if it’s not the right thing? Etc.” Being scared to start. And I know there are many of us who are in this situation.
On the other hand, there are key decisions and projects I took part, that despite being scared as hell of the outcome, they instead changed my life forever. Completely. For the better. It’s a lot of work but very rewarding from within. To date.
As I write this article, I am telling myself, “Wahito, if you took part in this and that and thrived or went below your expectations but was still ok, why not take on this long-term dream project and move ahead then see how it is on the other side?”.
Are you at this stage in your life where you have this one thing you have always, and I s say always wanted to do, but have a million doubts and worries about the results? Please encourage yourself and let us start. And the results could be either we succeed and triumph or fail and pick up the lessons, this time much stronger.
It is rightly said that, fear is among the most powerful of all emotions. And since emotions are far more powerful than thoughts, fear can overcome even the strongest parts of our intelligence. This means that most of us are super genius but filled with self-doubt.
Hey, I want to be clear that this is not a new year resolution. In any case, most I made never worked. But a daily reminder that I must overcome fear to be able take action in the forward direction.
Fear cuts like a knife and goes way too deep for far too many people. And it’s sad that most of the time, it’s always about what other people will say.
Overcoming fear is a daily job.
