In The Motivation Manifesto Brendon Burchard talks about the idea that fear is poor mind management. When I heard him say it, it made me a little mad, mainly because it is so true! I like to think of myself as strong and not weak minded, but when I let fear get the better of me, it's because I choose to allow it to! Our minds are so much more powerful than we ever want to give ourselves credit for. We have the power to choose how we are going to react to struggles and challenges that come our way. We have been conditioned and programed to believe that fear is normal and good. Aside from the real fear of true physical harm, how can fear be good? Is it really a good motivator? Maybe it can be for a short time, but in the end, it's not. Shouldn't we be more motivated by the positive outcomes we can face vs. those things we may lose? Humans are capable of incredible things! We are capable of learning and doing almost anything we want to if we work hard enough over a long enough period of time. We need to stop focusing on what we may lose or focusing on hard something may be and instead start focusing on what we will gain and how much better we will become! The idea of not going after something important because it is going to be hard is absurd when you look at the amazing things that have come from hard work! It is time to start to re-program our minds! It is time to start focusing on benefits vs losses! It is time to keep doing the hard things! It is time to practice those things that challenge and may scare us until they don't anymore. Stop allowing fear to get in the way because of poor mind management. "Are you not more than your tiny worries about inconvenience? Isn't a better life worth some struggle?" Brendon Burchard.
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