How To Turn FearInto Confidence

A Superhero SuccessGuide To Conquering

Fear

By TW Walker

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Table Of ContentsIntroductionChapter 1 – Defining And

UnderstandingYour Fears

Chapter 2 – Internal AndExternal Fears AndHow They Develop

Chapter 3 – The MostCommon FearsAnd Why They AreHard To Deal With

Chapter 4 - Why FearsDevelop In TheFirst Place And

How To DefeatFear As AnEntrepreneur

Chapter 5 – How To DiagnoseWhat Fears AreMost DebilitatingThat You Don’tRealize

Chapter 6 – Defining A UniqueTreatment Plan ToThwart ExternalAnd Internal Fears

Chapter 7 – How To CreateDaily Action StepsAnd ImplementThem To BeatFear

ConclusionValuable Resources

IntroductionAs crazy as this may sound,many people are afraid to befearless. Fear is one of the mostmisunderstood, yet mostpowerful entities in the world,and it is actually thismisunderstanding, that gives fearit’s power. Fear is very real andis something everyone facesdaily from an early age, andgenerally speaking, therelationship most people havewith fear worsens over time.

In fact, we are born with the fear

of falling and loud noises. This isactually a protection mechanismof the human body and is meantto keep us safe. However, thisprotection “system” of fearquickly gets out of whack ifunchecked and we find ourselvesdeveloping all kinds of fears thatdo not serve us.

Even those who have achievedSuperhero status in life andbusiness still deal with fear.Although, at that point, dealingwith fear is a lot easier becauseyou have learned how torecognize fear quickly andcontain it.

Fear has many different formsand can have many faces,personalities, and types. It willrear it’s ugly head when you leastexpect it and will cause a greatdeal of harm in your life if you donot fully understand what it is,how it develops, why it develops,and most importantly, how tocontain it on a daily basis. Thosewho claim to have eliminated itfrom their lives really have not;they have only temporarilycontained it on some level. Fearis really that powerful. But wehave the formula to battle fearand live like a Superhero!

If you’re ready to be anunstoppable, unbreakable,fearless force in your life andyour business, then start dealingwith fear like a Superhero. Thisstarts with setting SUPER goals,creating a solid action plan, andsurrounding yourself with peoplewho can and will support you onyour path. Only then will youbegin to contain fear becauseachievement creates hope, whichis the enemy of fear.

As part of the SuperheroSuccess series of books andebooks, this ebook will provideyou a better understanding of

fear and how to conquer it inevery aspect of your life. We usethe term conquer to mean havingthe least amount of fears thatdon’t serve you effect you onyour daily life and decisionmaking.

We are born knowing fear and itwill be an ever-present force inour life, however it can be utilizedas it was meant to be in itsoriginal form; to protect us fromharm and not to hold us backfrom realizing our dreams. Nolonger do you have to be a slaveto fear and it’s many comrades.No longer do you have live with

stress, worry, anxiety anddepression because once youunderstand fear, you can containit.

Once you’ve learned how tocontain fear, then you will be wellon your way to minimizing thecontrol fear has on your life, soyou can live a Superhero lifestyleof freedom, physically ANDmentally.

If the thought of being “fearless”in every aspect of your lifesounds enticing to you, andyou’re ready to start having,doing, and being everything you

dream of without fear holding youback, then get ready to strap onyour cape because you’re aboutto learn the secrets to achievingSuperhero Success in conqueringfear once and for all!

Chapter 1

Defining AndUnderstanding Your

Fears

Though we often think about fearin a negative context, the truth ofthe matter is that fear can be avery positive thing. It tells uswhen we are in physical danger,it helps us figure out what thingsmake us uncomfortable and itreminds us of hurts we haveexperienced in the past.

However, in many cases, fearcan also be a cage that preventsus from doing what we want andreleasing the Superhero inside.When you look around andrealize that your life is hemmed inby fear, you need to overcome it.

One of the first steps that youcan take in overcoming yourfears is to define them. Clearlydefining your fears can help youget a grasp on what fears are onautomatic pilot in your head.

Identify Your Fears

In some cases, identifying yourfears is easy. You may be afraidof heights or of flying orsomething else that is easy toperceive. This is especially trickyfor budding Superheroes wantingto get off the ground. However,when fear sneaks up on you andleaves you with a panic reactionthat you don’t understand, it canbe confusing.

Start really investigating thetimes that you are afraid. Whatdo they have in common? Is

there a situation, an emotion oreven a person that triggers it? Isit fear of failing, fear of loss orfear of confrontation?

Before you can start definingyour fear for yourself, you needto identify it. For some people,this is very difficult, especially ifthe fear is rooted very deeply.There can be many layers to afear and union reflection you cansee that several different fearfulreactions actually steam fromone main fear.

Write It Down

If you are having trouble definingyour fears, start writing. Writingis a fantastic tool because itallows you to organize yourthoughts and to learn more aboutwhat you need or what yourtriggers may be. Start writingabout your fearful thoughts andhow they affect you, bothmentally and physically. Writeabout the last experience you feltyou never want to face again.Chances are you will have fearsurface when the samecircumstances come up again.

Fear is something that is veryhard to sort out in your head.After all, fear can make youhyper alert, but then it can alsoconfuse you, especially if youdon’t know where it is comingfrom. Set a timer for five minutesand just free-write until you hearthe beep. This is something thatcan help you put the fears thatare holding you back on paperbefore you have time for yourdefense mechanisms to kick in.Fear does not like to beexposed, it likes to lurk in darkplaces like a true villain.

Talk With Someone Else

If you have other Superheroesaround you that you trust, you’llfind that there are a number ofreasons to get them involved inyour search for your fears. Inmany cases, the people closestto us know us better than weknow ourselves, and as a result,they can help pose ideasregarding what we are afraid of.

Ask them if they have everknown you to be affected byfear, and ask them what theythink you were afraid of. They

might be able to offer insight thatsurprises you. Outside peoplecan offer a fresh perspective onwhat maybe the cause of ourfears.

Understand That FearsAffect People Differently

The interesting thing about fear isthat although it is a universalexperience, it is not caused bythe same thing from person toperson. For example, if twopeople are looking at a snake,one might get very nervous andupset, while the other person hasno fear at all! This goes furtherthan just simple phobias,however.

Two people have experiencedthe same thing, and though one

person has a strong negativereaction, the other person moveson as they were before. Ourminds are complex machines thatprocess millions of bits ofinformation, including fears. Stopcomparing your fears to others,and learn what a particular fearmeans to you. A fear can be aspersonal as a fingerprint.

Find Out Why You AreAfraid

People can be afraid of the samething but in two very differentways. For example, consider twopeople who are afraid of gettingon an airplane. One person mightbe afraid that the plane willcrash, while another personmight be afraid of being hijackedor kidnapped. One person’s fear,therefore, is based on the anxietyof dying, and the other personfears a loss of control. A loss ofcontrol fear is a prominent onefor entrepreneurs on many levels,

as well as one battled bySuperheroes.

As you can see from thisexample, it is not useful to saythat both people are afraid offlying, though this is how the fearmanifests. Take a moment tothink about why you have thefear that you do and what theimpulse behind it might be.

If you are invested in takingcontrol of your fears, andachieving Superhero Successthen take a moment to thinkabout how you can define them.You cannot conquer your fears if

you don’t know what they are!

Chapter 2

Internal AndExternal Fears AndHow They Develop

Almost everyone in today’s worldunderstands the necessity ofbalancing their personal life withtheir business life. This balance ifoftentimes fearful and chaotic.Frequently, people think the onlyway a person can accomplish allof their goals is to stayconstantly busy. This is not

Superhero thinking or living.

When fears hold a person backfrom succeeding in all of theiraspirations they lack balance.This fear-based imbalancerestricts a person from achievingthe greatness that they arecapable of and most oftentimespeople don’t realize how thisoccurs.

Fears can come in many formsand at times can be detrimentalto a person’s wellbeing. The twotypes of fears that all other fearsfall under are internal andexternal. These fears present

themselves in very different waysand can have very differenteffects on a person’s state ofmind. Understanding both ofthese fears and the reasonsbehind them is the only way toovercome them.

External fears are the mosteasily understandable andrecognizable. These fears arerelated to things that existoutside of a person and bringwith them a natural feeling ofdread and anxiety.

Just because it is natural to havethese feelings, however, doesn’t

mean it is necessary or evencommon to experience them. Thefear of spiders and snakes aretwo of the most common externalfears a person could have.

External fears are very easy torecognize due to the fact thatthey are triggered by a clearlyidentifiable outside source. Thistrigger is always related to thefear itself.

Referring back to the fear ofspiders, the sighting of a spideror a soft creeping feeling goingacross a person’s arm can causethe feeling of anxiety and dread

to appear. These fears usuallyonly occur when a personencounters or believes they areencountering the object of theirfear.

External fears can affect aperson in more than just theirpersonal life. A business ownermay refuse to expand theirbusiness if it requires that theywork on the seventieth floor of ahigh-rise building when they arefearful of heights. A person mayrefuse to attend an importantinternational business meeting ifit is occurring in a part of theworld that they fear is unsafe.

Regardless of what a person’sspecific external fears are, theywill always negatively affect thatperson in some area of their lifeholding them apart fromexperiencing their Superheroinside.

As stated earlier, it is often easyto identify the source of anexternal fear. These fears areoften caused by something that aperson has seen or experiencedat some point in their life. Fallingfrom a tree house as a childcould easily cause a fear ofheights, and even seeingexcessive crime in a certain area

of town can cause a person toexperience fear when undersimilar circumstances.Regardless of the external fear,it usually exists solely as areminder of something bad thathas already happened.

Internal fears are much harder todefine and explain than externalfears. An internal fear is one thatexists solely within a person’sown mind. They too are oftentriggered by something in theexternal world, but the externalworld is not their basis forexistence. Since this type of feardoesn’t necessarily stem from a

specific event in a person’s life, itcan be difficult to identify themain cause for the fear.

Internal fears can manifest as afear of rejection, failure, successand several other inner issues. Aperson could fear asking formoney to start a businessbecause they think that they maybe turned down, but anotherperson may fear the same thingbased solely on the fact that theyfear the responsibility and whatthey have to take on if theysucceed.

This same fear of asking for a

business loan could stem fromthe fear that a person will failonce they are given theopportunity. Regardless of thereason a person is hesitant toask for the capital, it alwaysstems from an internal fear.

Internal fears can be caused bya number of factors that areusually related to emotion. Aperson may develop an irrationalfear of rejection after being leftby a partner. Another personmay develop a fear of failureafter spending a lifetime with anoverbearing father whodemanded perfection in every

aspect of his life. These fearscan prevent a person from takingthe risks necessary to realizetheir dreams of success and letthe Superhero with them soar.

Often internal fears are verydifficult to overcome.Unfortunately for anyone who hasa fear, sometimes the only wayto overcome it is to face it head-on. This may sound very nearimpossible to many, but it onlytakes a moment of looking pastthis fear for a person toaccomplish what they want.Focusing on the end results andnot the fear can be the beginning

of achieving a Superherolifestyle.

Chapter 3

The MostCommon FearsAnd Why They

Are Hard ToDeal With

In large part, fear of certainobjects or situations can belearned from others. Children canlearn to fear spiders and snakes

because they witness theirparents’ fear of such creatures.On the other hand, children ofentrepreneurial parents are morelikely not to be afraid to starttheir own businesses.

Many people learn their fearsfrom those around them or theyallow themselves to becomefearful of something simplybecause they feel a certainsituation may be potentiallyharmful or dangerous. Across theboard people fear many of thesame things, and dealing withthose fears are a difficult dailychallenge in the pursuit of

allowing their inner Superhero toemerge.

Fear of Creatures

Many people fear creatures suchas bugs, snakes, mice, andspiders. This fear is a good oneto have at times. It is adaptedfrom the need to survive. Peopleknow that some snakes arepoisonous and therefore theytend to fear all snakes becausethey want to survive.

The same goes for other creepycrawly critters such as spidersand mice. People tend to want tokeep as much distance betweenthemselves and these creatures

as they possibly can becausethey don’t want to get up closeand personal with them to see ifthey are poisonous or not. It’sagain a survival method.

This fear is difficult to deal withbecause bugs and creatures arelocated everywhere. They canget into a person’s home andthey are always found outside.Bugs can easily invest anddestroy property and many carrydisease, which is why mostpeople fear them in the firstplace.

Dealing with a fear of creatures

is difficult because it is hard toovercome a fear of things thatpeople perceive as dangerous orhurtful. As a result, most peoplewill continue to be afraid ofcreatures their entire lives andwill react and base decisions onwhether there is potential toencounter them.

Fear of Heights

Many people are afraid ofheights and they don’t likebalconies, can’t stand going intoan elevator and up to a highfloor, and cannot go to the edgeof the Empire State Building andlook down. This is a perfectlynormal fear that stems fromanother survival trait. The fearhigh places is based solely onthe potential to fall.

A fear of heights is difficult todeal with for two reasons. Thefirst is that heights are easy to

avoid. Many people are happy totake a longer route to work toavoid driving over a high bridgeor to live in places where thereare no mountains for them tohave to travel.

The second reason is that a fearof heights has no substance.When a person is faced with theconcept of going outside on abalcony or ledge they often feel asense of panic and they freezemaking it impossible for them toput themselves in this situation.Unless a person is dedicated totaking steps to encounter higherand higher places, this fear will

be impossible to overcome.

Fear of Storms

This is a common fear that manypeople have. This is possibly dueto the fact we are born with thefear of loud noises. Also stormsare unpredictable and there isnothing people can do to controlthem. Watching the news andseeing the damage fromhurricanes, tornadoes, lightning,and rain generates a lot ofdifferent fears in people.

The reason this fear is hard todeal with is that storms arebeyond a persons control and

threatens survival on many levels.Additionally, the media is verydramatic warning people ofimpending storms and thedangers that go along with it.This perpetuates a fear of anevent that may not have evenoccurred to the person.

Small Spaces

Many people are terrified ofsmall, enclosed spaces becausethey feel claustrophobic andcannot escape. This can happenon airplanes and can severelyrestrict a persons business andpersonal life. For many people,the fear of being trapped orcaged in a small space feels likethe equivalent of death. Thephysical reaction to this situationcan actually induce a heart attackand cause a persons death.

Overcoming a fear of small

spaces can be one of the mostdifficult to overcome because it ishard to get people to face thefear. People often experiencepanic attacks that make thephobia even more pronounced,which makes it even moredifficult to overcome.

Public Speaking

Many entrepreneurs face one ofthe top fears of all people, publicspeaking. This is due to the factthat the idea of being the centerof attention is terrifying to them.They are worried that they will bejudged, ridiculed, found

unattractive, or not good enough.The root of this problem is thatpeople fear that they willembarrass themselves in front ofpeers or clients, which they seeas the death of their credibilityand business.

This is difficult to deal withbecause it requires people toactually start speaking in public.Many face panic attacks, feelsick, get nauseous, or freeze,which makes the moment evenmore difficult. As with otherfears, if the person is able toovercome their initial publicspeaking engagement, however,

most find it easier and easier toengage in public speaking fromthat point on.

Whatever the fear, creatures orspeaking it is clear that fears arepowerful, effect life and businessdecisions and it can seem to bea daunting task to overcomethem on ones own. Avoidance isusually the route people takewhen faced with fear. However,you have to ask yourself whereyou would rather place youreffort, avoiding a fear orovercoming it. The Superheroresponse is always to overcome!

Chapter 4

Why Fears DevelopIn The First Place

And How To DefeatFear As An

Entrepreneur

Fear of failure, lack ofexperience, and timing candiscourage entrepreneurs fromembarking on a potentiallysuccessful business endeavor.While it is important to be smart

about business goals andprofessional planning,organizations rarely grow toextensive lengths without a leapof Superhero faith and adequatepreparation for professionalopportunities.

Ironically enough, while somefear is a good thing for keepingbusinesses safe and setting fluidlimits, too much fear can bedebilitating and may createintense barriers that inhibitprofessional growth.

How is Fear Generated inthe Body?

The area of the brain that isresponsible for the generation offear is the amygdala, whichresponds to neurotransmittersthat fire when fear is generated.In fact, the amygdala isresponsible for one’sperception/response tofrightening events.

Initially a distress reactionoccurs, which evolves fromunpatterned stimuli. Humans theninherit coping mechanisms based

on the objects that deject thisfear, and a more mature way ofdealing with fear reactions.

Biochemical Reaction ofFear

Although fear is an emotionalstate, the human bodycompensates for this mentalityby inducing a variety of physicalresponses, which includesweating, adrenaline spikes, andincreases in heart rate. It is asthis point when the “fight or flight”response kicks in, and individualsmust choose how to respond totheir fear. This reaction isautomatic, evolutionary, andcrucial for survival.

Emotional Response

Emotional responses to fear arehighly personalized. Someindividuals (“adrenaline junkies”)have a positive response to fear,while others have a negativeresponse to fear and avoid fear-inducing events at all costs.Though the physical reaction isthe same for all humans, differentstimuli can initiate very personalfear responses for each human.

Societal Beliefs AboutFear

Recent studies have discernedthat it is no longer tenable tosubstantiate that fear erupts frompainful experiences. Though fearis often sought out in safeenvironments, individuals often goout of their way to avoid it inunhealthy settings. As a result,this feeling is necessary forproductivity and goal initiation.

Types of Reactions andSolutions

Researchers have distinguishedtwo inconsequential types offear: fluid and fixed. While fluidfear may initiate and ceasesingularly or on a recurring basis,fixed fear is constant. Fluid fearsare considered acceptable,because individuals canovercome them. Yet, fixed fearscan intensify and may requirespecial attention fromprofessionals.

Extreme Situations

In some cases, one’s fear of asituation or occurrence can be sosevere that it evolves into aphobia. A phobia is a negativefear of something that is so trulyintense it can affect anindividual’s life on a daily basis.Phobias often require help fromtrained professionals, asindividuals are often truly terrifiedof the object that generates theirfear.

Converting Fear into anAcceleration Initiator

Just as fear can affect someindividuals in a negative manner,it can propel others forward intogoals and can create motivation.Individuals can use fear tosucceed in business, at school,or in health and fitness, amongstmany other things. The fear offailure is sometimes strongenough to enhance motivation,determination, and courage tocomplete set tasks.

Utilizing fear as a motivator can

propel entrepreneurs intosuccessful business endeavorsand encourage business ownersto take chances to facilitatebusiness growth. As businessprofessionals gain moreconfidence in their business, theywill soon discover that fear isshort-lived. This initial reaction issoon replaced by a commitmentto Superhero success andprofessional empowerment.

Barriers of BusinessEndeavors

One of the main reasons whyindividuals avoid entrepreneurshipis based on the fear of failure,loss of money, and makingmistakes. Yet, refusing to placeblame on superficialobjects/persons, meeting newpartners, and studying previousmistakes can resurrect abusiness and provide the powerone needs to embark on ajourney of entrepreneurship.

A World Without Fear

Can you imagine a world wherefear was irrelevant? Ironicallyenough, the world would be apretty scary place without fear ofobjects or situations that areunsafe. As a result, fear plays ahuge role in keeping humanshealth and thriving. Makingmistakes is ultimately the job of atrue Superhero, while avoidingmistakes is the job of a villain.

Chapter 5

How To DiagnoseWhat Fears Are Most

Debilitating ToSuccess

Fear is the driving force behindmost of the obstacles in our lives.As stated earlier, some fears areeasy to recognize – fear of flying,or heights, or nervousness infront of a crowd. But othersremain hidden deep inside oursubconscious minds, creating

blocks that stop us from realizingour potential and manifestingdreams for a better life.

In order to accomplish goals andcreate a vision of Superherosuccess, it’s essential to find andeliminate those hidden fears.Some strategies that anyone cantry at home include meditating,journaling, collage making andtapping. These activities can aidpeople in exploring memories andexperiences in order to shed lighton problems and their origins.

Meditation

Although often met withskepticism, meditation can helpidentify and cope with hiddenfears. Often poorly understood,meditation is simply the practiceof clearing clutter from the mindand opening a space that allowsus to listen to the still voice of ourown intuition. One part ofmeditation involves observing thethoughts that appear, andrecognizing the emotion behindthem, especially if it’s a fearfulone.

Meditation can be practiced inmany ways. The traditional formthat’s familiar to most of usinvolves sitting upright in acomfortable position on the flooror other surface, fingers touchingin one of the many mudras (handpositions) of yoga.

Breathing deeply, the meditatormight envision a mantra or aphrase, or simply observethoughts and breath. There arealso a host of mediation CDs andwebsites available to help withthis practice as well.

Other types of meditation involve

activity, such as walking, runningor t’ai chi. However it’s practiced,though, meditation allows us topractice paying attention to thehidden parts of ourselves andfind fears and the emotionsassociated with them.

Journaling and OtherKinds of Writing

Exploring your life through writingcan help to uncover the fears andblocks that throw up barricadesto success. Journaling or memoirwriting can illuminate areas of thepast that created fears, andnumerous self-help guidesavailable both online and in printcan offer guidance in formulatingthe kinds of questions that canlead to insights.

A relatively new way of usingwriting to uncover the hidden

parts of the self is personalstorytelling and mythmaking,strategies, which involve seeingyour life as a narrative that canbe changed. Alternatively, tellingthe story of your life in the formof a fairy tale or myth can oftenhelp to create distance and anew perspective that makes iteasier to see areas where fearsand other kinds of negativeemotions arose.

Collages and Mind Maps

For some, a visual representationof an aspect of life that needsattention can be helpful.Collages, vision boards and mindmaps are often used in coachingand therapy to help clientsvisualize problems and solutionsand to clarify goals. The mindmap is another visual techniquethat involves creating a page fullof connected ideas that arisefrom a single “seed thought” in acircle in the middle of the page.

Often used with a prompt or a

statement of intention to learnwhat blockages are stoppingprogress, these visualexplorations of the inner mindaccess the abilities of the so-called “right brain,” whichoperates on levels other thanlanguage.

Tapping

Tapping is an increasinglypopular way to address hiddenfears. This technique, used intherapy and in daily life, involvessteady tapping on a set group ofpressure points on the bodywhile saying a series ofaffirmations. Points such as the“karate chop” point on the side ofthe hand, the side of the eye andother key places on the head andbody are said to help release theanger and other negativeemotions that threaten to derailsuccess.

Tapping, taught by a variety ofcoaches and online for self-study, is based on the idea thatthe body carries fears and thememory of negative experienceswithin its muscles, joints andtissues. Tapping is believed torelease these emotions andmemories, so practitioners targeta selected series of acupressurepoints while expressing self-acceptance and understanding.

Releasing the hidden fears thatcreate obstacles can be achallenging but necessary task ofself-development. Simplepractices that anyone can do at

home can help people to exploretheir emotions and memories in apositive, accepting way. Theseand similar practices can createconditions for uncovering hiddenfears and eliminating their powerto block goals and dreams lettingthe Superhero within youbreakthrough.

Chapter 6

Defining A UniqueTreatment Plan To

Thwart External AndInternal Fears

Now that we have a goodunderstanding of fear and waysto address it, let’s look at buildinga treatment plan specific to yourneeds. Because without a plan,your Superhero will never see thelight of day. The first placeanyone needs to begin is with

their thinking.

Confronting Fears andAnxiety

Therapists and personal coachesuse many methods to help clientsovercome their fears and anxiety.Fears and anxiety may not bebased on real information.Instead, they can be based onfaulty or illogical thinking.

One way to confront your fearsor anxiety is to think about whatis driving the fear and provokeyourself into feeling thosefeelings. No matter how intensethose feelings become, you begin

to realize that these feelingsalone can not harm you and youare uncomfortable but safe andyou will survive this experience,as you always have in the past.As a result, you have less anxietyas you approach whatever hasbeen causing your fears.

Sometimes the charge behindmany fears is purely emotionaland once you realize that thefeeling is just that, you canovercome many fears that haveheld you back in the past. Youemotions should be used as aguide and when they don’t serveyou, they need to be quickly

subdued and the situation needsto be met with a clearassessment of the situation.

Change Your ThoughtProcess

Another tool in analyzing yourfears is to keep a log of yourthoughts and associated feelingsthroughout especially challengingtimes. Anytime a seemingly newstress appears its time to see ifits one of your favorites making anew entrance. This method ofaddressing fears is commonlyused by many therapists and is akind of detective approach to seeif a common fear for you is stillunaddressed. The more you. Antie fears together, the better

understanding you will have andthe more freedom you willexperience.

When you have a feeling of fearor anxiety, write down what youwere thinking and what washappening when the feelingstarted. After the experiencepasses, examine whether yourreaction was reasonable orlogical. If you keep a log of theseevents, you may discover adistinctive pattern over time andthis gives you a lot of power.

Negative thoughts often createnegative feelings, such as fear

and anxiety. You may besurprised to find that you worry,think about catastrophes orpredict failure unconsciously andusually there is a snowball effectas you pile one negative thoughtonto another. You need to catchyourself and replace thesenegative thoughts one positiveone and you can quickly changethe outcome. Even if that positivethought has nothing to do withthe negative ones you werethinking. Simply turn your focusto something...anything positiveand you will have saves yourselfa lot of fearful emotions.

Then you can realize that yourfeelings of fear do not makesense, and you can begin toreplace faulty thought patternswith more effective ones. Insteadof thinking, “I will faint if I give aspeech,” replace that thoughtwith, “I know this topic and willgive a speech that is five minuteslong successfully.”

Analyze the Cost of Fear

Many people find that fearprevents them fromaccomplishing many of theirgoals. For business people, thecost can be tremendous. Fearcan stop you from trying out newbusiness strategies, launchingnew products or expanding intonew markets.

You can use a cost benefitanalysis to determine what fearis costing you. Many people dothis with their business risks, howabout doing it with your life as a

whole. Make a list of theadvantages of confronting yourfears and changing yourbehavior. Make a list of the costmentally and physically of lettingyour fear stop you from reachingyour goals and becoming aSuperhero in life and business.Place this where you can see itdaily.

When you compare the lists, youwill discover that it is worth it toconfront your fears and doanything to overcome them.Coping with your fear and takingaway its power may be initiallychallenging, but you will likely be

delighted with your Superherobegins to emerge.

Use Stress ManagementTechniques

Fear often provokes feelings ofmajor anxiety as your adrenalinespikes, your breathing increasesand your heart rate rises. Usingstress management techniquescan help you calm your feelingsand gain control on the road toconquering fear.

Try closing your eyes briefly andbreathing slowly through yournose. Think of images that arerelaxing, such as a beach, aforest or a special place you

remember fondly. Tell yourselfyou are in control and are alwayssafe. Picture yourself as a fullfledged Superhero able to takeon anything in your path.

Other stress managementtechniques also work well forconfronting fear. Try distractingyourself with an activity such as acrossword puzzle when flying orlistening to music and singing toyourself before a speech.Exercise can also be an excellentway to work off excess energythat fear provokes. We haveheard of a famous salesman whojumps on and off of a chair in his

office before going into theboardroom to pitch a client.

Positive Thinking

You can use positive thoughtsand images in a number of waysto help you overcome your fears.Repeatedly thinking positivethoughts and seeing positiveaffirming images retrains yourmind into letting go of your fears.Practice thinking, seeing andhearing positivity so that thoseconcepts become the norm,instead of the fearful ones.

Write down specific affirmingstatements about your fears andsay them out loud to yourself

every day. Examples include, “Iam an effective speaker,” “Ienjoy speaking to potentialclients,” “I try something newevery day.” The most effectiveaffirmations contain positivestatements about yourself andare in the present-tense. I AMstatements are especiallypowerful in the Superhero world.

You can also create a positivescene of yourself, in your mind,of you without your fear. Forexample, you can imagineyourself getting on an airplane,completely relaxed and smiling ifyou have a phobia about flying.

You might imagine a scene inwhich you are confidently giving aspeech, fully relaxed, to areceptive and appreciativeaudience. You can pictureyourself in fights and a capesurrounded by adoring fans!

Fear evokes normal emotionsthat everyone experiences. Byidentifying what provokes thesefeelings and addressing them,you can replace your anxiety withcalm self-confidence and becomethe Superhero you were born tobe.

Chapter 7

How To Create DailyAction Steps And

Implement Them ToBeat Fear

Karl Augustus Menninger, one ofAmerica’s early psychiatrists,once said ‘Fears are educatedinto us, and can, if we wish, beeducated out.’ This is a powerfulquote that instills hope withinpeople who are facing debilitatingfears in their everyday life. Most

of you by now understand thatovercoming your fears is apossibility, but the question stillexists as to what is the best wayfor your specific fears.

Nothing in the world has everbeen obtained by a person whoonly spoke words when it cameto what they wanted out of life.This is true of overcoming fear aswell. If a person is reallyinterested in overcoming anyfears in their life that areoverwhelming them, then theymust actually set out a specificplan of action and go follow it.

One of the best ways a personcan begin overcoming their mostintense fears is to create dailyaction steps addressing the topthree most influential fears sothat they can be dealt withquickly. There are several stepsto creating an effective dailyaction plan and implementing it.

The first step to creating a planto overcome a fear day by day isto be specific about the intendedgoal. Some people may want tocompletely overcome what mayseem to be an irrational fear,while others may just want to beable to face it without

experiencing their commonreactions. Regardless of thehoped for end result, a personthat knows daily progress towarda goal is hugely effective, is farmore prepared than the personwho doesn’t.

Another important part of dailyaction steps is to createmeasurable milestones. Thesemust be very specific. A fewexample milestones could betalking about the fear, beingaround the fear or even flat outfacing the fear.

These milestones can be put into

a list to help a person keep trackof their progress. Being able tosee progress will actually give aperson the drive to continue andhope, which is the most effectivetool in battling fear. Every littlemilestone that a person reachesadds to the chances that the fearwill eventually be overcome.

Knowing how to create dailyaction steps does not in itselfhelp a person overcome a fear; itsimply gives them guidelines tocreating the necessary steps.The steps and milestones can beused for any specific purposewhether it is personal, financial or

any other fear in a person’s life.The important thing is to create aworkable plan for your specificfears and implement it.

An important point to recognize indealing with fear is the conceptof not being obsessed withuncertainty while realizing that itdoes exist. Too many timespeople are stricken by the fear ofthe unknown, whether it is takingon a new plan or deciding to getprofessional help with fear. Theydo this because they are hauntedby the simple illusion of security.

Helen Keller once said ‘Security

is mostly a superstition. It doesnot exist in nature… life is eithera daring adventure or nothing.’These words carry the burden ofreality upon them. Few things inlife are certain, and a personwho is afraid of something simplybecause they think life hascertainty, is doing themselves aserious injustice.

Be assured the best way toovercome a fear is to face it withan action plan head-on. Themovie ‘Point Break’ said it bestwith the quote ‘Fear causeshesitation, and hesitation willcause your worst fears to come

true.’ Eleanor Roosevelt pointedout that a person gains courage,strength and confidence withevery fear that they face.

Many times as your Superheroemerges you will realize thatthere really wasn’t much to beafraid of in the first place. Oncea fear is faced, it is put intoperspective, and once it is seenin a new light, it often doesn’t liveup to the heightened emotion yougave it in the first place.

The most important thing is toget started with at least one fearand take on the daily action

steps as soon as possible.Sitting around waiting for thecourage to do something willresult in getting the same thingyou have always gotten. It isimperative in the life of aSuperhero that you recognizewhat needs to be done and setout to accomplish it.

Hesitation not only causes ourworst fears to become reality, italso makes our fears morepowerful. Thinking about handlinga fear and not doing it willincrease a person’s fear byallowing their mind to run amok.It is only when we are able to

control fear that it does notcontrol us.

ConclusionAre you feeling a little moreconfident? Maybe even a littlefearless? Remember, life isentirely too short to allowyourself to be governed in anyway by that does not serve yourpurpose in life, and often feardoes exactly this: it derails us onour path. Many people allow fearto not only have input in theirlives, but literally control everythought they think. They die inregret instead of full of pride fora life well lived.

Hopefully you found this littlebook on conquering fear to be ofvalue to you. And if you do intendto soar with your fellowSuperheroes at any point, thenthe information found in this littlebook will be INVALUABLE toyou…especially if you intend towear tights and a cape.

Being fearless doesn’t mean younever experience fear. It simplymeans you don’t let it controlyour thoughts and therefore yourdaily life. Embrace the fear whenit shows up in your life, then stopand think about thecircumstances and what you

were thinking about when itarrived. More often than not, youwere subconsciously thinkingabout a pain that happened inyour past, either physical ormental.

You have complete control overyour mind and what you thinkabout, so if you want to achieveSuperhero status in your life andyour business, then that’s whatyou need to focus on and thinkabout most.

Being a Superhero is not justabout being fearless. It’s aboutbeing balanced in all areas of

your life: physical, spiritual,emotional, financial, personal andbusiness.

Once you’ve learned how andimplemented the simple stepsnecessary to break through yourchallenges, obstacles, and fears,then soon you’ll be able to breakthrough bigger challenges,obstacles, and fears on your wayto breaking through ANYTHING,on your way to achievingSuperhero Success.

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About The AuthorTW Walker is an entrepreneurwith unmatched vision andattributes this to being stuffed ina stocking that was too smallwhen he was born (ChristmasBaby), and also being droppedon his head multiple times as achild.

He unknowingly began his questfor “Superherodom” at the earlyage of three when he was openlystruck by a speeding car and notexpected to see another day. Buthe was a Superhero in the

making. Donning a full body castinstead of a cape for the nextnine months of rehabilitation andrecuperation, he was forced touse his imagination instead of hislegs to play. He never lost thisability to use his imagination fromthat day forward.

TW learned the value of carvinghis own path by renting out hisBig Wheel that he could nolonger use because of hisinjuries. An entrepreneur wasborn. Never losing sight of the“child within”, he crafted andpublished his first comic stripabout a wacky Superhero in his

early twenties, and purchased hisfirst “real” business. Today, asthe author and co-author ofseveral books, including a bestseller with world-renownedmotivational, business, andleadership experts Tony Robbins,Wayne Dyer, and Brian Tracy, heowns numerous successfulbusinesses. These include aspeaking/coaching business, amarketing and consulting firm tohelp independent retailers andother local businesses succeedat high levels, a mobile appdevelopment and digitalpublishing company, and several

real estate investments thatgenerate millions in revenue.

As a published cartoonist, author,speaker, trainer, and consultanthe teaches other entrepreneursand small business owners howto achieve Superhero Success™in life and business by masteringsimple principles… and not takinglife too seriously. TW encouragesothers to avoid running into thesame walls over and over again.He does confess, however, thatthis is considerably easier if youHAVE been dropped on yourhead as a child.

As a cartoonist TW entertains.As a motivational speaker andauthor, however, TW teachespeople how to achieve SuperheroSuccess™ in life and business,and to live a lifestyle of designinstead of default. With hishumorous approach to some ofthe most daunting obstaclespeople face in life, he remindsaudiences of all ages that thesleeping super powers lyingwithin each of us to achievesuccess are ready to be awoken.

His philosophy is to live a lifestyleof design, rather than default,and he shows people, particularly

entrepreneurs, how to do this byexpanding CAPE-abilitySM tobreak through fears thatdebilitate growth. Known to weara cape and tights at times, withhis humorous approach to someof the most daunting obstaclespeople face in life and in theirbusinesses, he reminds people ofall ages that the sleeping superpowers lying within to achievesuccess are ready to be awoken.He also reminds them of just howvaluable falling on your face canbe.

TW lives in a secluded, privatelair on an island off the southwest

coast of Florida with his wifeHeather, and their “real” whitefluffy dog, Jack.

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