• MEDIA
    • MEDIA
    • Inc My Dream TV
  • MINISTRY
    • Youth
    • Testimonials
  • COURSES
  • STORE
    • BOOKS >
      • Dream BIG in 3D
      • Inc My Dream
    • EBooks
    • Audio Coaching
    • Startup Kit
    • Video Courses
  • ABOUT PAUL
  • CONTACT
PAULWILSONJR.COM
  • MEDIA
    • MEDIA
    • Inc My Dream TV
  • MINISTRY
    • Youth
    • Testimonials
  • COURSES
  • STORE
    • BOOKS >
      • Dream BIG in 3D
      • Inc My Dream
    • EBooks
    • Audio Coaching
    • Startup Kit
    • Video Courses
  • ABOUT PAUL
  • CONTACT

The Disruptors Blog

Innovative ideas, insights, and inspiration to connect your career, calling and community.

4 Keys to Conquering F.E.A.R.

8/22/2012

Comments

 
Picture
The pace of life and business seems to be steadily increasing. With this increased pace, making positive decisions becomes more challenging, because there is less time to process critical information needed to make those decisions. Fortunately, God foresaw this, creating within our bodies an intricate rapid response system that we utilize to make quick decisions on the fly.

Our bodies are equipped with a mechanism called adrenal glands, which control our “fight or flight” reactions when we encounter threatening situations. Most times these decisions are made in fractions of a second. In his book, Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking, Malcolm Gladwell provides an interesting perspective on our ability and propensity to make split second decisions. His premise is that we constantly make instantaneous decisions based on a two second first impression of a situation. He explains that this ability to make quick decisions works to our advantage in some situations, and to our disadvantage in others.

While our adrenal glands are quite effective in helping us determine instantaneously whether to fight or flee, they are not quite as useful when it comes to situations when we are given a space of time to make a decision. The negative impact of this is that people have a tendency to make more “flight” decisions when immediacy is not required. It seems that the more time that people have to ponder their situations, the more time they spend focusing on the downside risks rather than the upside potential.

The reality is that running a business or simply living life is all about effectively managing risks. An essential part of managing risks is taking them when necessary. However, if you are unwilling to take any risks, your business or your life will not flourish like it could. There is one main culprit that can be blamed for people’s aversion to risk and assertive decision making. FEAR.

Fear paralyzes people and constrains their decision making process considerably. Fear can even keep people from taking low impact risks. Whether it be fear of failure, fear of success, fear of other people’s opinions, or fear of the unknown, this is a powerful emotion that can sap the courage out of the strongest people. Regardless, fear can be conquered no matter how intimidating a situation may be.

People who achieve great things in life and business have learned how to conquer their fears. You must learn how to do the same if you are going to have significant accomplishments.

Here are some practical steps that you can engage during those situations when you are tempted to give in to your fears. Continually practicing these steps will also help you to make better decisions in shorter amounts of time.

Focus on your vision:
  • Keep your thoughts aimed at your dream with a laser like intensity.
  • Don’t be distracted by things that don’t align with your vision.
  • Focusing on your future can provide you the motivation to move past your fear (Imagine what will happen to your vision if you don’t move past your fear).

Evaluate the obstacle(s):

  • Assess whether your obstacles are real or perceived. Sometimes what we consider an obstacle is nothing more than a menial distraction.
  • Determine what you have control over – including your attitude – and what you don’t. Quit worrying about things you can’t control.
  • Seek wise counsel from those who have faced similar obstacles, so that you can determine whether to attack it or ignore it.

Attack the enemy that’s “in-a-me”:

  • A house divided against itself cannot stand. Your fight is often internal (i.e. thoughts, emotions, and desires) before it becomes external.
  • Recognize that you have the potential to do great things. If you don’t believe that you can win your fight, then typically you won’t.
  • Forget your past mistakes and don’t allow negative memories to poison your perspective.

Respond to the challenge:
  • Courage is not the absence of fear, instead it’s recognizing your fear and engaging in the battle in spite of it. You may even be fueled by it.
  • Learn from your previous victories and use them as stepping stones to move ahead.
  • If you’re going to fail, at least do it moving forward. Rarely have I seen a fight won by a person who was running away.
A key point to remember is that just because you are able to make quick decisions, doesn’t mean they are always the best decisions. The more you practice practical decision making in situations where you are challenged by fear, the better your decision making will be when it needs to be instantaneous.

Pursue your dreams with persistence, patience, perseverance, and passion. Face your fears confidently and assertively. Don’t let anyone or anything, especially fear, stop you from accomplishing all that God has prepared for you.

Sign up for your free ebook and newsletter

Picture
Comments

    RSS Feed

    Watch The Disruptors Streaming Bible Study!
    Picture
    watch NOW

    Struggling Christian entrepreneur? My new ebook was written just for you!
    Picture
    LEARN MORE

    Get the app that connects your career, calling & community!
    Picture
    GET IT NOW!

    Connect Your Faith With Your Work
    Picture
    Dream B.I.G. in 3D will take you on an internal treasure hunt to connect your career path to your purpose. Click here to learn more...


    Picture

    Popular Posts

    1. Chick-fil-A: What Christian Entrepreneurs Can Learn from their Controversy
    2. You Can Learn to Dominate Spiritually and Financially
    3. Kings and Priests in Business
    4. Your W.O.R.K. is Worship
    5. 4 Keys to Conquering F.E.A.R.
    6. Putting Feet to Your Faith in Business
    7. 7 Great Ideas for Your Church to Financially Empower Your Congregation and Community

    Archives

    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    January 2016
    November 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    May 2012
    April 2012
    March 2012
    February 2012
    January 2012
    December 2011
    November 2011
    October 2011

    Categories

    All
    Atlanta
    Author
    Babylon
    Baltimore
    Basketball
    Bible Study
    Black History
    Book
    Business
    Calling
    Camp
    Capitalism
    Career
    Christian
    Christmas
    Church
    Civil Rights
    Community
    Congress
    Courses
    Creativity
    Crime
    Culture
    Destiny
    Digital
    Discipleship
    Disruptors
    Diversity
    Dream
    Ebook
    Economy
    Education
    Election
    Employment
    Empowerment
    Enterprise
    Entrepreneur
    Ethics
    Evangelism
    Faith
    Family
    Freelance
    Fundraiser
    Government
    Grace
    Health
    History
    Holiday
    Homeless
    Identity
    Imagination
    Inner City
    Innovation
    Israel
    Jerusalem
    Jesus
    Job
    Jobs
    Justice
    Kingdom
    Leadership
    Legacy
    Love
    Marketing
    Marketplace
    Marriage
    Media
    Mentor
    Millennials
    Mininstry
    Ministry
    Mission
    Missions
    MLK
    Morality
    Movie
    Music
    Nba
    Obama
    Occupy
    Olympics
    Partnership
    Passion
    Pastor
    Planning
    Podcast
    Politics
    Poverty
    P;overty
    Prayer
    President
    Profession
    Prosperity
    Purpose
    Relationships
    Sales
    Science
    Sin
    Skills
    Small-business
    Social Media
    Sports
    Stem
    Strategy
    Success
    Summer
    Talent
    Teamwork
    Technology
    Teens
    Thanksgiving
    Training
    Trayvon Martin
    Trump
    Truth
    Unemployment
    Urban
    Violence
    Vision
    Vocation
    Voting
    Wall Street
    Wealth
    Webinar
    Wisdom
    Women
    Work
    Workshop
    Youth

    Link Roll

    Amos Johnson Jr.
    Brotha Online Magazine
    Business as Mission
    Greater Seas
    Marketplace Chaplains
    Metro Merge
    Milestone Motivation
    Partners Worldwide
    Sacred Enterprises
    The High Calling
    TIFWE.org
Speaking Requests
Business Workshops
​Mobile App
Motivational Videos
Kingdom Business U.
​
Dream Business
Dream Job
​
Resume Help
Blog
Online Store
Podcast
​Passion in Action TV
Picture
Contact us today: 678.310.3017 ❖ info@paulwilsonjr.com
© 2009 - 2019
Paul Wilson Jr. All rights reserved.
  • MEDIA
    • MEDIA
    • Inc My Dream TV
  • MINISTRY
    • Youth
    • Testimonials
  • COURSES
  • STORE
    • BOOKS >
      • Dream BIG in 3D
      • Inc My Dream
    • EBooks
    • Audio Coaching
    • Startup Kit
    • Video Courses
  • ABOUT PAUL
  • CONTACT