“Fear is only as deep as the mind allows.” Japanese Proverb
On Wednesday morning I found myself yet again in the Doctor’s waiting room. You see when it comes to the kids getting needles or visiting the Dentist my wife becomes mysteriously unavailable so it falls to me to take my young children. Actually over the years I’ve begun to enjoy this duty because whether my it’s 3 year old or my nineteen year old I’m rather proud how they’ve conquered that which they initially feared. So much of what we fear is cognitive. Our thoughts act as amplifiers resulting in undue concern about that which is about to happen and the fear of fear itself. This is so debilitating not only for young children but leaders and managers alike where in place of needles and Dentists lurks delegation, failure and imperfection. Fear is actually quite easy to overcome once you realise it’s growth is directly proportional to the amount of thinking time you ‘invest’ in it and inversely proportional to the amount of action you take to eliminate it.
So how about it…stop thinking, start doing and watch your fears melt away.
