When Fear comes knocking on your door …
By: Miranda Kaur

We experience fear in many ways - fear of being rejected, fear of being ridiculed, fear of failing and fear of being controlled. These fears may be in different forms but nevertheless the common thread is that they are expressing messages that we have taken on about ourselves; and these messages could have originated from childhood conditioning or acquired in later life.

We maintain the status quo in many areas of our lives just so we can remain feeling safe. Our choices might not be working for us, but to avoid stepping out of our comfort zones, we stay in careers and jobs that don’t fulfil us, relationships we’ve outgrown, and routines and habits that don’t serve us any longer.

Sadly, for the most part, fear is viewed negatively. It’s an emotion we’re not encouraged to acknowledge or give a voice to.

“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” - Nelson Mandela

When fear comes knocking on your door, it is attempting to pull you back into a comfort zone. But instead of allowing your fear to hold you back, it can be a catalyst to achieving all that you desire. Your fear is your in-house alert system - when fear shows up, it is essentially presenting you the opportunity to choose either taking on a challenge or walking away from one.

Finally, the intensity of your fear is also in proportion to the challenge - the greater thechallenge, the more intense the fear and the sweeter the exhilaration of successfully meeting the challenge.

“The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.” - Joseph Campbell

Miranda Kaur conducts Personal Development Workshops for businesses and individuals.
Check out www.practicalworkshops.hk  or call 2887 2238