Comments on: Why Fear Limits Your Life Potential

By: Nikka

Nikka — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:47:32 +0000

Yes, fear does take away a lot of opportunities from your life. It’s all about overcoming it and taking control of it. Thanks for pointing this out. Without fear, I can now LIVE MORE.

By: amanda@choosing-life-my-way.com

amanda@choosing-life-my-way.com — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:09:33 +0000

Great post on the power fears can have in our lives if we don’t reclaim our power over them. I really enjoyed reading this and will look forward to reading more of your writing

By: Sherri Frost

Sherri Frost — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:29:57 +0000

So true!Many spend so much of their time worrying about what MIGHT happen instead of enjoying what IS happening around them. If we can open ourselves up to accepting the fear, then it no longer controls us. We can decide how to act upon the fear in a way that will serve us best.

By: Lyman Reed

Lyman Reed — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:16:09 +0000

Excellent point, Andrea. Fear is a normal, natural, healthy human emotion… one that keeps us from being hit by buses.

Its just when it controls us, rather than counseling us, that it becomes a problem. And you are right… fighting it just gives it more power.

By: Andrea|Empowered Soul

Andrea|Empowered Soul — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:44:28 +0000

I find that fighting fear gives more power to the fear. I experience fear all the time (I like to joke that fear is an integral part of every entrepreneurial experience!). But I can choose to let fear stop me, or just acknowledge it and say “Hi fear. I feel you. But I’m going to do this anyway.”

Fear is just a way our subconscious lets us know that we are venturing beyond the comfort zone. That’s all. It’s a normal, natural part of the human experience, a survival instinct when we encounter something new.

I think the biggest obstacle we have is thinking that fear is “bad” or that we “shouldn’t” be afraid.

Fear doesn’t matter. It’s how we react to fear that counts – and that is entirely up to us.

Blessings,
Andrea