Face fear
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 face it.
The one hundredth sky dive 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 fear, there
can be no courage. Fear provides the opportunity to be brave.
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