Fear

Fear is unfortunately an emotion that we all have. Our challenge is being able to overcome fear. Let’s understand that fear is a natural emotion. Although it is a part of us, it does not have to affect us. For me, it's understanding what you have control over and what you don't. If you fear death, why should you? Death is a part of nature's cycle. You can't control it therefore do not fear it. If you fear rejection or criticism from others, why? You can't control what others think and how they will respond to you. All you can do is be true to yourself. The theme here is that you control fear because you control how you think. If there is something that you want to do, have no fear just do it. In college, I joined a Greek fraternity. During that time, there was a pledge process. In order to make it through the process, the motto was "expect the unexpected". All we could do was have faith and trust in ourselves. Everything else was out of our control. If you believe that you can accomplish a goal, you will accomplish it. If you don't believe then you want do it. Doubt and fear to me are the same. They allow us to not meet our full potential because we are concerned about what others may think of us. Believe in yourself! Believe in yourself! You overcome fear by believing in yourself. You overcome fear by trusting you. You overcome fear by having faith in you. You overcome fear because you have no choice if you truly desire to achieve your goal.