Page 22 - Pure Coaching Magazine - Issue 1

What lays between

“What if” and “Let’s do it!”

By Lucia Paredes

What lays between “What if” and “Let’s do
2. Take steps.
it!”
One doesn’t run without walking first, and
FEAR. That’s what.
overcoming fear works the same way. To
do big scary things you have to practice
Fear paralyzes us, stops us from doing
with small scary ones. Do one thing that
what we most want to do.
challenges you, whether this is smiling
Fear is the voice telling you “you can’t, you
back at the barista that knows your coffee
shouldn’t, you won’t”.
order or signing up for that fitness class
you keep going on about. Make this a
Fear is the difference between those with
habit and try one scary thing a day, it will
regrets and those with experiences.
teach your brain to accept scary things as
Do you want to learn how to overcome
the norm, so over time, even though it will
fear? Well, here are some tips for you.
still scare you, it won’t paralyze you.

3. Learn.
1. Use your imagination.
Look back at all the things you’ve done, all
Fear is a learnt behaviour, a story we tell
that you have achieved. Sure, some things
ourselves….and if we’ve told ourselves
felt scary back then, yet you did them
something can’t be done or won’t work,
anyway and it’s fair to say you succeeded
we can tell ourselves it will, right? So, the
at them. What can you learn from them?
first step will be to imagine what would
What happened then and what needs to
happen if you did what you’re scared of
happen now?
doing, imagine yourself succeeding and
allow yourself to see what it feels like.

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