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Prepared for Colleague
By: Lisa Jimenez Albert Camus, a famous author and philosopher, once applied names to the previous centuries. He named the seventeenth century as the century of math. The eighteenth was the century of physical. The nineteenth was the century of biology. Then, he shocked the public by naming the twentieth century the century of fear. Along with this bold statement, came that of philosopher and poet, W.H. Auden. He called our time, "The Age of Anxiety." Newspaper columnist Ann Landers was once asked, "Out of all the thousands of letters you receive each month, what problem is most dominate in people's lives?" "It's fear!" she replied without hesitation. "People live in bondage with their fear. They're afraid of losing their wealth. They're afraid of losing their loved ones. They're afraid of being themselves. They're afraid of growing up and being responsible. They're afraid of life itself!" What about you? What fear, hidden or known, is affecting your behavior and keeping you from living your dreams? I have never met a person who hasn't had to face some degree of fear. In all the personal coaching clients I work with I heard story after story about how they, too, had to face and deal with their fear. What I began to notice is how similar the stories were! The names would change. The circumstances were different. But the fear was the same - and very real. I came to understand this profound truth: The difference between mediocre success and a breakthrough success is your willingness to face and deal with your fear. When your fear is exposed, you break its control over you. The reality is, fear was never intended to dominate your destiny or control your behavior. FEAR IS HUMAN. It is in every person's life, exists in every success story, and is part of growing. Fear isn't going away. It's not fear that keeps you from success. It's your inability to deal with it. The first step in dealing with your fear is to change your beliefs about it. Change the way you think about fear and you change your reaction to it. Fear can be healthy. Think about it. It is fear that gives you the powerful adrenaline rush so that you will have the ability to flee from a situation that is truly unsafe or the same adrenaline rush to fight to win! Yes, fear is a gift, instilled in you to keep you safe and lead you to faith. Fear can be your green light to GO! So why do people allow this gift to negatively control their actions, their beliefs, and ultimately their lives? Well, it has a lot to do with making a distinct difference between your instinct and your intellect. As a child you would react instinctively to fear. This was acceptable behavior for you then. But, over time, you developed habits of behavior that today cause you to react to fear instead of act. You react instinctively to fear by running from it, ignoring it, sabotaging your efforts, or quitting the very dream you said you wanted. These habits of behavior are programmed into you. To interrupt these negative behaviors you need to use you intellect and act in your fear. Every person has fear. The successful have learned to befriend their fear. They don't react in their fear. They act in it - walking through their fear. You might be saying, "Sure, Lisa. That's easy for them. But my situation is different!" Maybe so. But remember one thing. Every person has the same weapon to help them act in their fear. Every person has the gift of faith. The way to befriend fear is to neutralize it with its opposite - which is faith. Is your faith stronger than your fear? Where faith is dominant fear is silenced. Faith is like a multivitamin on steroids! It is faith that fosters hope, courage, boldness, and conviction. These are all the ingredients you need to conquer fear. The headline of a recent USA Today read, "Faith is more important than food." That was the conclusion of a remarkable medical report, which studied the correlation between stress and ulcers. The report cited that ulcers were by-products of anxiety, worry, and fear. It went on to discuss how faith is the most powerful cure for a patient suffering from an ulcer. Even the medical community recognizes the power of faith. To an ulcer patient writhing in pain, faith is more important than food. But, this truth applies also to healthy people as well. It applies to parents doing all they can to raise healthy, happy kids. It applies to spouses trying hard to keep their marriage alive or even keeping it together. Faith applies to professionals working to build their business. The bigger the goal - the bigger need for faith. But what really is faith? Webster's definition of faith is "belief, trust, or reliance." The Apostle Paul's definition is "Faith is the assurance of things hoped for and the conviction of things not seen." Do you have the assurance of things hoped for, and a strong conviction that, you have all you need to make your life work? Well-known author, Max Lucado, explains faith in the following story: Imagine that you are an ice skater in competition. You are in first place with one more round to go. If you perform well, the trophy is yours. Then, only minutes before your performance, your trainer rushes to you with the thrilling news: "You've already won! The judges tabulated the scores, and the person in second place can't catch you. You are too far ahead." Upon hearing the news, how will you feel? How will you skate? How about courageously and confidently? You will do your best because the prize is yours! Live your life like you've already won. Walk into that job interview like you've already got the job. Ask that girl out on a date like she's already said yes. Ask for that sale like you've already made it! Albert Camus, W.H. Auden, and Ann Landers exposed our fear. Fear exists. But you can conquer fear and neutralize its power by cultivating your faith. Have an assurance of things hoped for and a conviction of things not seen and you will create hope, boldness, and courage, and begin living the life you dream of. |
:blomster: Ja, dette var en tankevekker og sanne ord.
Angsten kan nok hindre oss i mye. Vi hindrer oss selv i å oppleve mye fordi vi er redd for konsekvensene, men saken er vel den at det å velge å ikke gjøre noe, også er et dristig valg noen ganger. Det kan av og til få helt andre følger enn en tror. Vi lever nok ofte etter det gamle ordtaket om at " Du vet hva du har, men ikke hva du får" Selv har jeg erfart at det ofte er "modigere" å gå å vente på et svar/resultat, hva det skal være, enn å hoppe i det å finne ut av ting med en gang. Jeg leser forøvrig en bok for tiden, som trolig handler nettopp om dette temaet( har ikke lest nok til å si det sikkert). Det er :"Veronika vil dø" av Paulo Coelho. Mannen bak Alkymisten bl a....:lesebok: Glad for innlegget ditt, HP. Takk :klem: |
Hvorfor har jeg ikke lest denne før?
Her sto det virkelig mye bra! Og mye viktig!!! :blomster: Blomst til deg! (og en grønn prikk . så snart jeg får lov til å gi til deg igjen....;) ) ..... Så da er det bare å gå på, og se redslene i hvitøyet og nekte å stoppe... :D |
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HP - neste gang du poster sånne viktige ting får du jammen passe på å gi beskjed til Lise og ...... du vet, hun som er mor til ditt barn og som du (forhåpentligvis) deler seng og bord med........:D :) :p ;) |
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Jeg hadde masse frykt da jeg var barn, frykt for å få kreft, frykt for å dø, frykt for ensomhet osv. Da jeg var 17 år ble jeg kristen og begynte å ta til meg undervisning (gjennom å lese Bibelen, andre bøker og høre undervisning) som bygde opp troen min. Etter det har jeg blitt stadig sterkere, mer harmonisk mindre fryktende og MER MEG SELV. Jeg frykter mye mindre og våger mye mer:D Men jeg har enda en vei å gå. Jeg har f.eks en tendens til frykte at noe skal skje med prinsen min på 7 mnd (krybbedød f.eks). |
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Veien er alltid lengre... - Det kommer hele tiden nye utfordringer og muligheter til at vi kan utvikle oss.... Men du... når du skriver Evangelisk kristendom; det er ikke statskirken? Vil du fortelle mer? |
Joda det er statskirken! Jeg vet ikke helt hvorfor jeg skrev evangelisk kristendom. Hadde jeg snakket med mine gode venner fra menigheten ville jeg sagt at "det er jo evangeliet".
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"Men tro er full visshet om det som håpes, overbevisning om ting som ikke sees." Yor |
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