Embracing Fear – Rogue’s 31 Days To Readiness [Day 13]

I have fear y’all. I have fear everyday. I can’t help it. I’m human.

You have fear, I have fear, we all have fear!

It’s nothing to be ashamed of. Everyone wants to be ‘fearless’ but that’s just not who we as humans are. We all experience fear differently for different things based on so many factors, but the fact still remains that we all have fear.

I understand the sentiment of what being ‘fearless’ means. It’s supposed to mean that you’re willing to do whatever it takes no matter how hard or scary.

But we’re not fearless.

In fact, we need to acknowledge our fear more. We need to understand it in order to conquer it.

When you feel afraid, you should ask yourself why. Why are you afraid right now? What’s the worst that could happen if you moved forward? Is your intuition telling you something is wrong or is it an irrational fear?

We certainly must listen to our intuition, we can’t ignore that.

However, let’s say we’re afraid of snakes. Let’s break down that fear:

• Why are you afraid of snakes?
• What or who made you afraid of snakes?
• What sort of encounters have you had with snakes to make you fearful?
• What about the snake makes you afraid?
• Do you know what to do if you ever encounter a snake in the wild?
• What’s the worst that could happen if you encounter a snake?
• How could you avoid or be prepared for the worst case scenario?

I used to be extremely afraid of bees. I realized that my fear stemmed from being stung several times as a child so now I am immediately afraid of bees because of the potential of being stung.

However, I recently realized how irrational that was. I got to know more about bees of all types and educated myself. I learned ways to manage bees and learned why bees would most likely sting. I suddenly felt empowered and far less fearful of bees.

Fear can be debilitating. When you feel afraid, stop and try to analyze it. If it’s a truly rational fear (such as you could die if you do whatever), then you’ve done your due diligence and can move forward. If it’s an irrational fear, again, you’ve done your due diligence of analyzing your fear and can move forward more productively.

The better we can understand our fears, the easier it’ll be to move past them and focus.

Being prepared is one of the ways that I curb my fear of the future and the unknown. When you get prepared, you are essentially making sure that no matter what happens in the future, you’re going to be ready and able to handle it. Isn’t that empowering?

We can still have a fear of the future, of course, but when you’re prepared, you’re actively acknowledging the fear and doing whatever you can to conquer tomorrow, by preparing today.

I highly encourage you to learn more about fear through Coach Tony Blauer. He’s the Know Fear guru!

See you in day 14!