By Deepak Chopra — 2020
Fear, despite its unique power, is just another mental distraction.
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No one can reduce mistakes to zero, but you can learn to harness your drive to prevent them and channel it into better decision-making. Use these tips to become a more effective worrier.
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Everyone experiences fear sometimes. Fear can actually help keep you safe by alerting you to potentially dangerous situations. However, there are times when fear runs amok and disrupts your daily life.
How can you overcome fear? Learn how your brain works and it becomes super simple.
At the beginning of each new year many people consider making resolutions to change for the better. Of those who succeed in making resolutions many fail. But many fail before they give success a chance because of fear.
To get rid of fear, you must first embrace it.
Fear is one of the most powerful emotions. It has a very strong effect on your mind and body.
Then, in a split second, from out of nowhere, some unidentified piece of metal tore off another car and came flying right at the minivan. The unexpected road debris punctured both tires on the left side of the vehicle, causing it to lift to the left, as if it might flip over.
Nothing gets our hearts racing like a little harmless terror—so why not harness what frightens you to make your life richer?
So, if fear helps motivate us, what's wrong with injecting a bit of fear into our lives, so that we improve them? First, we can examine how well fear works as a motivator, and then see how it trips us up.
Imagine yourself a great lover of music, about to hear the world’s greatest musician perform an unknown composition. Imagine yourself listening to that performance. How would the mind be?