Greatest Liar In The World
Of all the liars in the world, the worst are your own fears. Rudyard Kipling
It is true that our doubts and fears betray us and prevent us from becoming not only all we desire to be, but all we have the potential to become. Fear is a great liar and deceiver. Like a crafty villain, fear never attacks you in your areas of strength, but patiently waits, assessing your weaknesses and shortcomings. Then fear begins a slow, subtle but steady stream of doubt-producing thoughts designed to begin to crack your solid foundation.
Like waves of the sea, fear is relentless, though often unnoticed, as it erodes your confidence, undermines your desire and chips away at your vision of what you can do. Many an athlete, musician or business person have found out all too late the devastating effect of fear in wreaking havoc on a performance, a goal or a career.
Fear never begins with outlandish lies, but again, small and imperceptible little cracks of fear and doubt can ultimately take out a mighty fortress or firm foundation. So how do you prevent that liar fear from getting in the way of your destined success? Self-awareness is critical.
At the first intimation of doubt or fear you must stop and engage your brain. Ask yourself, “why am I feeling this fear now? Is this real? Are these feelings a warning that I am getting off track or are they, as the old acronym states FEAR – False Education Appearing Real?”
Warnings and course corrections are an important part of your foundation for success. Feeling fear is absolutely normal. The question is what do you do with it? You must ask yourself where your emotions go when faced with a particular fear or doubt. Does it cause you to want to quit or give up? Is it paralyzing and preventing you from taking action on your goals and dreams? Do you find yourself cowering in a corner as a result? Or does it motivate you to get out and work on improving yourself and overcoming a weakness? Does it inspire you to dig a little deep and rise a littler higher? Facing fear and doubt is a directional decision – which way do you face and where does it lead you?
Remember Fear is the greatest of liars and will do everything to prevent you from pursuing the extraordinary. Living in a world of great uncertainty requires you to feel the fear and do it anyway, experience doubt and drive forward anyway, hear the naysayers and press forward anyway. Fear fades as the mist before the morning sun when you know who you are, have identified your vision and mission and are determined to make it happen no matter what.

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