Scared?...then do this. Positive Thinking Tip #5

Are you scared? Does fear cause you to remain trapped or afraid to take the next step?

You are not alone, life is filled with scary challenges and sometimes your head may be filled with thoughts about what might happen...and often that can mean you're thinking about the possibility of failure and that is scary.

So what can you do to overcome the fear that paralyzes you, that stops you from taking any action?

Well if you are worried that something may happen, think about what is the worst that can go wrong for a minute and start to imagine what that would mean for you. What would be the result if your worst fear actually happened? Could you recover from that? What would it take to get things back to normal? Would the disaster you fear actually be the end of you or could you do something to fix it?

Now ask yourself how likely is it that the worst case would happen? Rate this from 1 to 10 where 10 is likely and 1 is unlikely.

What is the best that might happen? And again rate the possibility that all would go well out of 10 where 1 is unlikely and 10 likely.

Is your fear justified? Chances are you may now see that probably things will be OK and even if the worst happens you can survive it. Maybe you're worrying too much about things going wrong...

This exercise is all about perspective.

Do this for your major fear or for a decision or challenge you face now and analyse your fear. ıs it justified?

When you do this you'll see that it is usually worth the effort to go ahead. Success favours the brave after all.