"Your fears and anxieties - it is your beacon": sage advice from Leo Babauta
Motivation / / December 19, 2019
We tend to avoid what scares us. But such a defensive reaction only limits us. We must find the strength to look my fears straight in the eye.
Leo Babauta
Author of the popular blog Zen Habits and several books.
Afraid of the pain, humiliation, anxiety, failures, we're going to do anything to protect themselves from it. We are shielded from the dangers of the wall. We do not undertake for complex tasks, so as not to lose face.
But how can we get close to someone, if you are afraid to be vulnerable? How can we build a happy relationship and to give love, if we can not subdue the pride and avoid serious conversations?
How can we do what he likes, or start their own business, if we live, constantly looking to the opinion of others?
How can we learn something new, if you undecided? You will not learn how to play chess until you lose a hundred parties. We are studying the theory. But as long as we do not move on to the practice, we have not learned anything.
We dream that someone will come and give us a magic board. And the advice is simple.
Leave a cozy comfort zone, work hard and move towards your fears.
Are you afraid to go to a social event, where there will be a lot of people? Just pull yourself together and go. Avoid important conversation? Pull yourself together and start it. Again prokrastiniruete? Like what you need to do and get to work.
Your fears and anxieties - it is your beacon. Focus on them and do not go off course.
Fear helps us grow. Thanks to him, we learn, love, making contacts, and free from all restrictions.
Yes, I fear - a terrible feeling. But at the same time and the most beautiful. Love your fears, and you re-open this world.