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Overexposure to your fears eradicates the fear
Champions Handle Fear Like A Snake Charmer
“Amateurs are controlled by their fears, while professionals learn to embrace fear. The great ones use the energy and intensity of fear to drive them to greater heights. They learn how to become comfortable while performing in an uncomfortable state of mind. Repeated exposure to their fears systematically desensitizes them, eventually depleting the fear. An interesting phenomenon often occurs after this desensitization process — performers fall in love with the activity they used to fear.”
Reading from: 177 Mental Toughness Secrets of The World Class
The Gist
Overexposure to the things we fear can lead us to overcome our fears.
What are you most afraid of? What conjures anxiety within yourself and makes your heart race a million miles per hour?
How can you tackle this fear head-on — repeatedly — so that it no longer controls you?
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The only way to destroy fear is to allow it to no longer affect you, which means you might have to face the fear again, and again, and again, and again.
Will it be uncomfortable? Yes.
Will it take enormous energy at times? Yes.
But the rewards of eradicating your fears separate the average from champions.
Most people allow their fears to dominate their choices for their entire lives. Be an outlier. Utilize fear to lead you to your ultimate success.
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