004: Fear
Everyone experiences fear. Some more than others. I am not a fan. I am a problem solver and fixer. I do not like to dwell in the negative or past if I cannot do anything about it. Move on. Fear has the power to stop people from moving forward and in many cases, fear can push people backwards. I have no patience for fear. I see negative emotions as any other problem. How can I fix it? It may seem unrealistic, but that is how my mind works. It would not surprise me if I Googled, how to stop fear. There must be a 10-step guide for this somewhere. Not really, but I do seek solutions more than wading in the mess and for that I am grateful. I chalk that up to a strength.
Two weeks ago I awoke in the middle of the night to a stranger 5 feet away from me in my bedroom looking for money or electronics or whatever he could find I suppose. He did not see me because my bed was behind a black curtain I use for video production, but when I awoke it startled him and I proceeded to chase/follow him out of the house. I have a Canare Wi-Fi security camera (thanks for a great gift, Dad) that was able to capture him on video, but police have yet to find him.
Fear. It sucks. I have no time or patience for it. I am stoic and do not show my emotions on my sleeve (working on that with this daily writing challenge), but I would be lying if fear did not creep its way into my life all because of one 5-minute event. Jerk.
I help people with podcasting and technology advice and fear and doubt are often the reasons why people put off launching a podcast. Fear is paralyzing and I think self-doubt is in the fear family for sure. They are tough problems for to solve. It is easy for many to look at others and give advice like just do it or don’t worry about anything it’s going to be great, you’ll be fine. I take a more cautious approach with others usually, because everyone deals with fear and doubt differently and I know it’s a difficult state to overcome and it can be a process. In the words of Bob, “I wish that for just one time…You could stand inside my shoes…And just for that one moment…I could be you.” Fear affects everyone differently. It’s how you deal with it that matters.
Fear. It sucks. It’s kind of new to me. I worry about others and I struggle with self-doubt/criticism (which I categorize more as self-awareness), but fear in its truest definition usually one surfaces when doing adventure sports or isolated situations, but never in the long term.
How will I fix fear? The same way I will improve my podcast and online business and teaching skills. Time, patience, hard work and always moving forward by doing and creating. Fear is powerful and well, scary, but it is just an obstacle or stumbling block in life and I absolutely have the power and ability to overcome it. So do you.
Learn. Create. Move Forward.
