041: How Is Fear Holding You Back?
The Intentional Advantage
Tanya Dalton
4.8 • 602 Ratings
🗓️ 24 October 2017
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
Fear… we've all had to face that feeling of uncertainty and insecurity throughout our lives. But I'm talking with you today about how we can understand fear, deal with it and then use it as a motivational tool to propel us toward that goal or dream we want most. When you're aware of which type of fear you're experiencing, and the steps to take next, you'll be able to achieve great things.
What's In This Episode:
- What fear really is in today's society and how to understand & accept it.
- Two types of fears to be aware of and how to deal with them in daily life.
- Steps and examples for overcoming your fears and easing anxiety.
- How to use fear as a motivator to push you forward.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Productivity Paradox from Inkwell Press, a podcast focused on finding true |
| 0:06.1 | fulfillment and happiness through the power of productivity. To get your free checklist, |
| 0:10.8 | five minutes to peak productivity, simply sign up at Inkwellpress.com slash podcast. |
| 0:16.3 | And now here's your host, Tanya Dalton. |
| 0:19.1 | Hello, hello, everyone. Welcome to Productivity Paradox. I'm your host, Tanya Dalton. Hello, hello, everyone. Welcome to Productivity Paradox. |
| 0:22.6 | I'm your host, Tanya Dalton, owner of Inquell Press, and this is episode 41. |
| 0:28.6 | This season is all about big goals and dreams. |
| 0:31.6 | So we're starting off the season talking about some of the obstacles in our paths. |
| 0:35.6 | And today, we are tackling fear. After all, |
| 0:40.0 | it was the wise Yoda who once said, fear is the path to the dark side. Today's episode is |
| 0:46.7 | sponsored by FreshBooks, a cloud-based accounting software designed with productivity in mind. |
| 0:51.7 | It's the easiest way to get paid quickly and easily if you're a |
| 0:55.3 | freelancer or entrepreneur. And they're giving you a free trial. I'll be sharing more about that |
| 1:01.0 | later on in the episode. Let's start by talking about what is fear and how does it really hold you |
| 1:07.0 | back? Well, fear is something that is internal. It's really part of us and part of our DNA, |
| 1:12.6 | because it used to be a very useful signal to run from a lion or some other physical danger. |
| 1:19.2 | But in today's world, we no longer have to worry about lions or tigers or bears. And that means |
| 1:25.7 | that fear is no longer really about physical danger. Most of the |
| 1:30.2 | fear we're experiencing is internal. And that fear many times is about not being good enough. |
| 1:38.1 | And this is a major fear because if we're not good enough, we think we might fail, we might get |
| 1:44.1 | rejected, be ridiculed, |
| 1:46.0 | or found out to be a fraud. I heard a really good metaphor the other day where fear was |
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