| We admire people who are very successful, who | | | | * fear of conflict; |
| have achieved great things, who have become | | | | * fear of too much effort. |
| famous. We may see them as role models and as | | | | * fear of what other people may think and other fears. |
| examples to follow. We may even have specific goals | | | | The root cause of fear is uncertainty. We fear the |
| to do what they do. In reality, however, few of us | | | | unknown about what may happen when we cross our |
| reach those pinnacles because of the fixed boundaries | | | | borders of comfort. Then there is also the uncertainty |
| in our minds. | | | | about the future in general. We tend to hesitate to act |
| We determine our own boundaries of what we think | | | | because of fear, which is mostly subconsciously, |
| we can do. We set the limits of our capabilities by | | | | although we would seldom admit it. |
| fixing boundaries which we believe we can not cross. | | | | Fear caused by uncertainty can be reduced in a |
| We limit our potential. We create the boundaries within | | | | rational way by: |
| which we feel comfortable. This is commonly known | | | | * collecting relevant data; |
| as staying in our comfort zones. | | | | * converting the data into useful information; |
| Some people are quite content to stay in their comfort | | | | * accumulating relevant knowledge; |
| zones. Most people, however, wish they could achieve | | | | * doing projections; |
| more in life. The reality is that we can do much more | | | | * creating scenarios; |
| than what we think we can do. We have talents that | | | | * doing risk analyses; |
| have been suppressed by negative thinking. We can | | | | * making calculated decisions; |
| develop the capabilities to do things we thought | | | | * taking bold action based on confidence. |
| impossible. | | | | The solution is to be bold, to face the fear, to cross |
| The reason why we limit our capabilities is fear. Fear | | | | those limiting boundaries and to tackle the uncertainty |
| can be any one or a combination of: | | | | and fear in a rational and confident way. By boldly |
| * fear of the unknown; | | | | crossing our boundaries we expand our abilities and |
| * fear of failure; | | | | increase our confidence. With ever expanding |
| * fear of shame; | | | | boundaries the impossible becomes possible. |
| * fear of responsibility; | | | | Boldness, based on rational thinking and firm decisions, |
| * fear of standing out; | | | | replaces fear with courage and daring to cross our |
| * fear of risk; | | | | limiting boundaries and achieve success. |