Does the Thought of Failing Keep You From Pursuing Your Dream of Becoming a Speaker?

You may just be starting the blog hop or may have come from #5 Vicki Heise at Live Your Healthy Life, on Natalie Bradley’s Blog Hop. If you get off track at any time, the full lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you make sure to see and learn from all of the articles featured here today.

Today I am going to talk to you about getting past your fear of becoming a speaker.

Does the thought of failing keep you from pursuing your dream of becoming a speaker? If the answer is “yes,” you’re not alone. When we hear the word “fail,” we connect it to something negative and bad. For many people, the thought of failing brings up strong feelings and emotions. The feelings are so strong, it’s feels safer not to take on new things.
If you’ve read the bios of most successful people, you’ll see they’ve all failed many times over before they achieved success.
Here are four key steps to help you move through the fear and be willing to take that risk.

1. Identify the fear: Write out specifically what the fear is, including all the details. To move through the fear; you first have to clarify exactly what the fear is.
2. Emotions and feelings: Write the feelings you’re experiencing as you think about your fear. Do you feel scared, nervous, frustrated, anxious, angry, or hopeless? The clearer you are about the feelings connected to the fear, the easier it will be to move through it.
3. Identify the fear: Ask yourself, “Is this a real or self-imposed fear? A real fear would be if you were about to be pushed out of an airplane. A self-imposed fear is a fear you’re experiencing that hasn’t happened. Once you identify that it’s a self-imposed fear and your life is not in danger, you now know you’re in charge and can take action.
4. Action steps: A powerful way to move through the fear is taking action. Once you take that first step, you’ll feel freedom and confidence because you’re taking charge of your life and the next steps become easier to take.

They say in life you’re either growing or contracting. The only way to grow is to be willing to not let fear stop you. I invite you to be willing to move the fear and become the speaker you’ve always wanted to be!
The next stop is my good friend, #7 Lisa Ivaldi at InsightClarityGrowth.com on Natalie Bradley’s Blog Hop! Thanks for visiting and I hope to see you again next month!

1. Natalie Bradley at Natalie Bradley Consulting
2. Cari Vollmer at PassionIntoProfit.com
3. Debra Burdick at The Brain Lady
4. Janet Slack at Solopreneur.Biz
5. Vicki Heise at Live Your Healthy Life 
6. Rochelle Togo-Figa at Speaking Breakthrough Strategist 
7. Lisa Ivaldi at InsightClarityGrowth.com
8. Robin Hardy at Integrity Virtual Services
9. Sandra Gardner at Tall Red Poppy // Marketing, Magic, & Design Sanctuary
10. Deb Brown at Touch Your Client’s Heart
11. Jill Russo Foster at JillRussoFoster.com
12. Kim McDaniels at iBiz Design Duchess 
13. Sharon Lewis at Questiam Leadership Development
14. Chérie Ronning at Chérie Ronning, Consultant-Mentor-Speaker

Here’s to your breakthroughs…

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