Thursday, January 18, 2007

Chad Schapiro: Feel the fear and do it anyway.

Often we think, "I'll do it when I am not so afraid." But in reality, it works the other way round. The "doing it" comes before the fear goes away. The only way to get rid of the fear of sharing the opportunity, painting a GIGANTIC VISION, and becoming the true leader you are is to go out and do it. Action is the key. Once you have done something you have feared a number of times, guess what happens...the fear of that particular situation goes away. And it's then time to further expand the comfort zone and move on to the next situation you fear. That's what growth is all about. And as your confidence builds, it will become easier and easier to "feel the fear and do it anyway!"

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thank you..so true!!

Anonymous said...

You should attribute the phrase, "Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway", to its author Susan Jeffers, Ph.D., who wrote the book with the same title.

Anonymous said...

Thank you for the Valuable Point. MarkMDC

Anonymous said...

Lol.

Anonymous said...

In rereading this today I feel the truth of it so stronly, remmebering the firsts of jobs, firsts in the business that had me so fearful to even read the script and now it is a part of me and no fear at all! So valuable for us to remember...Thank you again!!

Anonymous said...

To show you the value of the Blogs..I actually came here this morning because I am feeling "fear". Thank you, Mr. Shapiro, for providing this help!