Quote – “I’ve been absolutely terrified every moment of my life and I’ve never let it keep me from doing a single thing that I wanted to do“.  Georgia O’Keefe

I love the quote above.   Many people are afraid a lot of the time but it’s how much we let the fear control what we do or don’t do that makes the difference to living a full life.  Fear can of course be a warning of danger but can also motivate us to make changes and be a call to take action.  Life Coach Cheryl Richardson believes 3 things need to be present in order to manage fear.

1. Friends.  Too many of us try to do things alone.  The minute you notice feelings of fear and know that you can’t push through it find someone who may be able to help and support you.

2. Facts.  Sometimes we just don’ t have enough information to be able to move forward and make decisions.  We even blame it on being indecisive but often we just need more information.  Sometimes we try to do things and take action without having all the facts that will reassure us.   Find out as much as you can about the topic, issue or area you have fears about.  Once you have all the information this can be reassuring and lessen the fear.  Fear won’t necessarily go away but it will diminish.

3. Faith.  So once you have support in place and have all the information you need then of course you will need to leap!  Take action in spite of the fear and have faith that things will work out in the way they are meant to, whichever way that is!