anticipate fear
decide if allow yourself
to be consumed by it
Adapted from:
Fear and self-doubt are predictable,” I said, repeating the line I’ve said to thousands of people in every conceivable circumstance.
“Therefore, they are manageable.
You have to anticipate the fear.
Anticipate the self-doubt.
And then deliberately and intentionally decide if you’re going to allow yourself to be consumed by it”
From the book, Stay Sane in an Insane World: How to Control the Controllables and Thrive by Greg Harden (Blackstone Publishing, Inc., 2023).
Mr. Harden goes on to say:
Becoming the world’s greatest expert on yourself, identifying your own self-defeating attitudes and behaviors, controlling the controllables.
Commit, improve, maintain.
Maintain.
That is where I am today.
Maintain.
I am committed.
I work to improve.
Everyday the effort to maintain …
Well …
As a friend told me once, most likely, today is the best I will for the rest of my life.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
I will anticipate that fear.
And I won’t let it consume me.
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