4005: How to Follow Your Heart Even Though You're Scared by Irene Elias of Self Love Junkie on Facing Fear

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🗓️ 6 May 2026

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 4005: Irene Elias explores how fear often masks the very path your soul is urging you to take, and why choosing growth over comfort leads to a more fulfilling life. By reframing fear as a mental story and taking small, consistent actions, you can build confidence and move toward what truly matters. Listening closely reveals how to transform doubt into momentum and live with fewer regrets. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://selflovejunkie.com/how-to-follow-your-heart-even-though-youre-scared/ Quotes to ponder: "Most of the fear you feel is only a story that you've made up in your mind." "Stepping into the unknown can be scary but what's scarier is living with regrets and fighting with the what-ifs." "You gain strength courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stopped to look fear in the face." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.6	This is optimal living daily.
0:33.2	How to follow your heart, even though you're scared by Irene Elias ofselflovejunky.com.
0:39.5	And I'm Justin Mollick.
0:40.9	Now let's get right to it as we optimize your life.
0:47.9	How to follow your heart, even though you're scared by Irene Elias of self-lovejunkie.com.
0:54.5	You finally decided to follow your heart and get started on creating the life that you've
0:58.4	always wanted, but at the same time, you're afraid, and you don't think you're courageous
1:03.5	or confident enough to go all the way. How do you follow your heart, even though you're scared?
1:09.9	Perhaps you're considering leaving a relationship,
1:12.3	but you fear being lonely. You're single and want to go out into the dating world, but afraid of
1:17.5	getting hurt again. You want to leave your draining job, but afraid you won't be able to make a living
1:22.2	doing what you love. You want to move to another city, but afraid of not having a support system.
1:31.3	We all reach certain points in our life where our soul gives us a nudge, or in some cases a shove because the life that we're living on the outside
1:35.3	does not match our desires on the inside.
1:38.3	Even though we may feel excited to make these changes,
1:40.3	fear tends to interfere with the whispers of our soul and keeps us in our comfort
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