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In other places in Quran Allah say, “So do not fear the people but fear me.”
(Al-Quran 5:44)

Here are a few techniques to help you overcome your fears and fuel your
success:

1. Become More Aware of Your Thoughts

Thoughts produce emotions – so if you want to change how you feel,
change your thoughts. Whenever you feel fear, retrace your mental steps,
and observe what you were thinking.

What thoughts led to your feelings of fear? Once you identify them, it will
be easier to resolve them.

2. Fear Paralyzes Action

The most common reaction in a fear situation is the attitude of, “I
can’t!”

This is the fear of failure that stops us from taking action. It is
experienced physically, starting in the pit of your stomach.

When people are afraid, their mouth and throat go dry, their heart
starts pounding. Sometimes they breathe shallowly and their stomach
churns.

These are all physical manifestations of the inhibitive negative habit
pattern, which we all experience from time to time.

3. Fear Shuts Our Brain Down

Whenever a person is in the grip of fear, he feels like a deer
caught in the headlights of a car. This fear paralyzes action. It often
shuts down the brain and causes the individual to revert to the “fight-
or-flight” reaction.

Fear is a terrible emotion that undermines our happiness and can hold
us back throughout our lives.

4. Practice Acting “As If”

By using the “act as if” method, you walk, talk, and carry yourself
exactly as you would if you were completely unafraid in a particular
situation.

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