Fear is a precursor to Courage.

Fear is a necessary precursor to Courage.

Without Fear we could have no Courage.

We know there is an abundance of Fear. We know Fear is capable of lurking at every corner.

Fear is like a wild, untamed, insatiable beast.

Courage – sometimes conscious, sometimes subconscious, and certainly always having strong subconscious roots – is the only trainer able to handle Fear.

We can choose to view Fear as a catalyst for Courage.

We can choose to view Fear as a thing life offers us to enable us to have and build Courage. We can choose to view Fear as a signal, alerting us to do some thinking and take some action to build Courage.

When we choose to view Fear that way, we choose to use Fear as a catalyst to build Courage. We choose to put Fear to constructive use…as our bodies naturally, subconsciously, do when we face real danger.  Put another way, we can choose to mirror the processes of Nature that automatically provide us with fight or flight reactions. Fight or flight fits certain high-risk-of-real-danger Fear-situations. Fight or flight doesn’t fit most everyday Fear-situations. Fight or flight doesn’t fit most workday Fear-situations.

For most workday Fear-situations Courage is a better solution than fight or flight.

So, when Fears visit us during the workday we should not allow them to cause us to do battle [in our heads or externally] and we should not try to ignore them or shrink away from them. Instead, we should use Fears as catalysts for building Courage.

When we use Fears as catalysts for building Courage we enable Courage to drive Confidence. Confidence, molded by Courage, is that comfortable state of mind that is resistant to and resilient in even the most difficult Situations.

Confidence: that's a state of mind we should want to maximize.

Thought Tweet #817 For situations you cannot control, learn how to avoid feeling anger, anxiety, fear & frustration.

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

When people find themselves in situations they cannot control their reaction is, naturally, one of discomfort. For some people, the discomfort is extreme. This discomfort often leads to thoughts and actions that lead to dysfunction, stress, and a host of other negative things. 

We can learn how to do better than that.

We can teach ourselves how to do better than that.

When you take charge and command your willpower to deliver results you do not achieve those desired results.

[forced discipline of willpower does not bring success]

When your brain knows and understands it is in your long-term best interest to do something, more often than not you will not do that thing.

[intelligence doesn't motivate]
 

When you feel fear and stress, you will tend to either avoid action or take the wrong action.

[fear is, at best, a temporary motivator...and it often sends you in the wrong direction]

When you desire something intensely, more often than not you do not obtain it.

[desire on its own doesn't bring results]

So, what does work?

How does a person obtain goals?

How does a person succeed?

Successful people provide the answers. A study of successful people delivers the answers.

Here's what studying successful people confirms...

Successful people, people who are known for their ability to magnetize the support of others and achieve desired goals possess 3 things:

1. Intelligence
2. Self-control
3. Drive