How do you conquer fear?

Believe that if you keep trying you will succeed. Every try gets you a little bit closer to success. Imagine the scientists who are trying to cure cancer and aids, if they stopped trying would we ever get anywhere. There is a way to succeed, just believing that you can do it will help.

Mary

I've seen you make several posts like this over the past couple weeks. Maybe not quite like this, but wondering why you're not getting sales or why your CTR is low....

Normally, i would say push through it and go full steam ahead, but you might want to take a step back and make sure you are doing things the right way and in the right order.

I would definitely say be focused... I know its all about moving forward and learning from mistakes but if you can keep yourself properly, then it will alwasy help

This is a great blog post by a successful Internet businesswoman. I read it periodically for inspiration. Entrepreneurship: What To Do When You’re Scared Sh*tless | IttyBiz

Have a dream like I did recently... I dreamed that I was in a oil tanker ship and something let loose and I was about to be crushed to death by tons of steel that was sliding out of control towards me... and I accepted the fact (in my dream) that I was going to die instantly... boy I was glad to wake up from that dream...

Better yet, get a job that gives you that feeling of fear everyday, like roofing (I almost fell from 40ft buldings multiple times this summer) or snowmaking (you might die around every corner of a mountain during the winter...)

Anyways, my point is, face your fears head on and you will be content.

- Jared

I see, thanks people. I don't mean to bring people down here or wallow in my sorrows. So sorry if I'm acting like that.

I have made some sales, but twenty something dollars a month isn't what I was really expecting when I started IM a couple months ago.

Thanks again for your guys advice. I guess the consensus here is fear is just an emotion that you should try your best to ignore.

Don't ignore fear... face it head on, accept it, and figure out how to deal with your fears.

- Jared

And just think that everything you do now - everything you learn - will all come together at some point into a huge successful project.

Keep your chin up. Everyone has dissappointments.

Peggy

My saying has always been 'Live uncomfortably.' If you're too comfortable you're not growing.

There's a school of thought which suggests that this kind of fear reaction is a gate-keeper to success.

In other words, when you're on the cusp of a change, then all your doubts will come up which try to drag you back into your comfort zone.

Just keep moving forward.

Cheers

Angela

Ignore them. Face it - anything and everything can be scary. I have a fear of heights (well ledges anyway) and I have a nice cache of gemstones I'd have never gotten if I stayed away from mountains because of a little fear.
It actually turned out to be a lot of fun to get them too. I'm still a bit leary of ledges but I know the time out there will be stronger than the fear so I ignore it.

Just don't pay attention to the fear and do whatever it is you are doing to get to where you wanna go. Once you get there, you'll look around and won't see the fear at all, just the accomplishment. Then you get to start all over ignoring being afraid of something else.

Hello Cloudchaser,

Get an accountability partner - someone who will hold you accountable and make sure you complete the actions that you have committed to..

Be aware of your fears - try not to think. Thinking when you are in a state of fear will only make things worse. If you are simply aware of your fears for the required period of time then the fear will drop away and you will be free of it.

Once the fear drops and you are feeling calm and collected then do your thinking. You are most likely to find a solution when you are in a calm state of mind.

Hope this helps - you mmight want to try out meditation also. Do a search for tm dot org at google. It will take you to a good site that teaches an effective Transcendental meditation technique.

All the best

Nikhil

Haha alright, great points guys. Now I know some tips on how to conquer my fear!

One of the most difficult parts of life is conquering our fears. In fact, many of us never get over certain fears.

There is one simple saying that rings true no matter how you look at things in life -- "Winners never quit and quitters never win."

Think about that for a moment, if one quits before the finish line, how is it possible for them to win? Once they quit ... that's it, game over.

Cloudchaser, you are courageous because you are looking for a reason to continue with your work. That mindset alone is half the battle. Deciding not to quit is the other half.

Whether you can see the finish (the success you seek) or not, as long as you continue to press through the fear ... winning is inevitable! When you feel you are at your lowest point, take baby steps if necessary ... just inch along if you have to ... but never quit.

Unfortunately, you may feel let down, but as long as you continue to move forward, that feeling will pass.

Life has a way of building us. We are tested to see how strong our commitment is to succeed. The beautiful thing is that success knows no boundaries.

Unlike most games where there is usually only one winner ... success in life requires only one thing, never quit. The one sure way to make it is to never give up. That commitment will bring the answers you need and ultimately, the power to overcome your fear.

Be encouraged to continue what you have already shown the courage to do ... keep working.

Hope this helps,

Kelly

Keep on keepin' on.

Just remember all of the people of that ever really truly experienced any level of success had to fail before they succeeded, re-evaluate where you are, change what needs changing and then get back in there.

The worst failure is to do nothing. Keep goin' and try not to internalise the failure so much but rather to look at it as part of the process to finally achieve the success. Good luck and chin up.

Hi,
I have been a student of mind control since my early teens and never cease to be amazed by the power of the human mind. Being aware of the innermost workings of the mind and using this awareness positively can work wonders for you and can give you the ability to aquire all the confidence,courage and power that you desire.

I could go on and on here about the many proven techniques you can use to improve your mindset and in so doing rid yourself of the fear and doubt factors prevalent within you but hopefully the following brief information will in some way help you focus your mind differently.

Fact: The vast majority of us use only a small fraction of the power house within us - namely, our brain. Some experts put this as low as 10%.
So, its not surprising that some 90% of us fail to reach the higher levels of happiness, courage,confidence and power.

Our mindset or mental attitude depends upon what we think.Therefore,the secret of all power,all achievment and all possession depends on our method of thinking.

It follows therefore, if we have predominantly happy,courageous,confident and powerful thoughts we will have a happy,courageous,confident and powerful personality.

• What the mind can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve.

Hope this helps.

There is a lot of good advice in the above posts so I'll add my two cents.

I think your feeling anxious because you're not sure of which direction to go.

Your friends in the corporate world don't have near the freedom you do. They're told when to come in, what to do, when to go home, when they can go on vacation etc.

It's easier for them because they don't need to set a course, its done for them.

I think you need to realize that there is a learning process involved with running any business.

I know you're frustrated now but hang in there. You're charting your own course and sometimes you have to go through rough seas to get to calmer waters.