Monday Musing 10/26/09- What are you afraid of?

"Decide you want it more than you are afraid of it."- Bill Cosby

I can think of at least 3 things that I am afraid of right off the top of my head. What I can't think of is a time when I allowed fear to stop me. I'm the type that would hate to think "What if?" That would drive me crazy. So I let the fear and anxiety that I have drive me to complete the task or goal at hand.

Some of us let fear take over our lives. We let fear get us off track by making up obstacles and tasks to do that get in the way of where we envision ourselves in life. We make excuses for the reason why we didn't do something. When you formulate those excuses, you've spent time talking yourself out of doing something you've had your heart set on doing. Then that excuse permeates all parts of your life and you truly start to believe that "lie" that you told yourself or that excuse you made up is real because you have to stick by it to justify why you let your fear stop you from trying.

What is fear? It makes us realize our inadequacies, our shortcomings. Fear of failure. Fear that maybe you will do it right and people will develop expectations that you are not sure you can live up to. Fear that you may actually be as good as you envisioned yourself.

The solution? Put desire above your fears. How badly do you want to obtain that goal? Is the desire to accomplish it stronger than your fear? For some it is not.

Are you the person that continually makes excuses for the reason that you can't accomplish your goals or get ahead in life?

Or

Are you the person who allows their desire to push you ahead and overcome that fear so that you can achieve?

It's up to you.