Stephen M. Hannemann

Are you worried?

Author: Stephen

Worry is caused by fear of a future event, generally an unrealistic fear. Some people are predisposed to worry and I used to be one of them. Until I conquered worry, it had been a destructive force in my life. Worry being rooted in fear, and fear, as I have learned, cripples by paralyzing, thereby causing procrastination. Procrastination enables our fears to become self fulfilling prophecies.

Positive thinkers and high achievers have disciplined positive attitudes as they navigate their daily lives. What they dwell on becomes the reality for them. Their successes appear to be effortless as they excel and thrive. There is a reason for their success. They anticipate and evaluate possible pitfalls then plan a stratagem to overcome obstacles. They don’t worry – they plan – they act – they overcome. Each success, in turn, strengthens and further motivates their confidence.

Worry is a crippling energy drain. Again, it is fear that paralyzes and feeds voraciously on itself and its victim.

You can counteract worry and fear by taking the following actions:
• Identify the fear that causes you to worry.
• Write down your fear. Step back and look at it as only words on a piece of paper.
• Identify the worst possible outcome. What is the worst possible thing that could happen?
• Evaluate the options. How many ways can you come up with to eliminate this issue?
• Choose the best option to eliminate the issue. It may take several steps, write out the plan.
• Take action. Execute the plan step by step.

Voilà, the fear is gone and you will sleep better tonight. It may take time, but as you move methodically through the steps of your plan, you will find that you have overcome the demon worry. You are no longer the victim, you are the aggressor. With success you will become stronger. When you overcome each obstacle you will become stronger and see only challenges, not threats. When you overcome each challenge you will become stronger and only see opportunities. Seizing opportunities will breed success in your life.

Enjoy your success today.

Live well.

Stephen

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