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Over the last year, as business owners we've come through all types of ups and downs with our economic shifts. Times have changed for sure. Some businesses made it, others closed their doors for good. And still other business owners are hanging on at the helm still feeling the pinch.
Whatever the reason or the trigger, all business owners go through some level of fear - whether we choose to admit it or not. But it's quite a different story when that fear paralyzes us. Here's my 5-part strategy for pulling yourself right out of that paralyzing fear and leaping straight onto the path of success.
F.E.A.R.
The acronym still holds true... F.E.AR. False Experiences Appearing Real. Whether it be fear of economic shifts, fear of failure, fear of technology, fear of writing, even fear of success. Whatever the fear, chances are what's going on in our heads is waaay bigger and scarier than what's going on in real life. The paralysis begins in our thoughts and in our minds. And if we're not careful, those mental false experiences begin to feel quite real.
Step right into it
Sometimes it works to simply step right into the fear with a huge "what if." So what if the thing I most feared were to really happen. What's the worse that would happen and what would I do if it did? And you choose to problem-solve right along with the fear that is trying to stop you. If this horrible thing happened, I'd to XYZ then I'd do ABC. That helps us face the fear rather than allowing it to keep us paralyzed.
When I was baffled about how to get clients and how to make money, I asked myself "What would happen if I didn't get clients and cash." Well, if I ran out of money, I'm pretty sure I could be resourceful enough to create some more money even if it meant finding a job somewhere. Once I had a possible option for the worse-case scenario, the fear didn't seem to have as much control over my emotions.
Become solution focused
The flip side of my fears around not getting clients and sales was to ask myself "What do I need to do to create the outcome I wanted?" And if the answer was "I don't know" then the next action was to go find out. And when I found out, the next action was to execute what I learned, and I'd keep on the path to finding the resources I needed. Because the resources you need is all out there. You simply need to tap into them to get the help, tools, strategies, and solutions you need.
Just ONE action forward
With one of my clients, moving out of paralyzing fear meant simply brainstorming on "the how" so that solutions became clearer. Sometimes not knowing "the how" keeps us stuck. Rather than trying to figure out all of "the how" simply focus on the one single next step you'd need to take.
Our minds tend to race so far into the future that it can become a paralyzing spiral of fearful "what ifs." Forget the long-distance future and simply take a single step or one action that moves you one notch forward... then repeat that. And before you know it, you're blazing a trail of accomplishments.
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