Stand your ground
Face your fears and confront what psychologists call the fight or flight response. That wiring in the prehistoric part of your brain that mobilizes you to either run like hell or stand and fight in the face of danger – whether real or merely perceived.
Today you don’t face the charge of sabre-toothed tigers like the Neanderthals. Today you face impossible deadlines to please ever demanding customers in a constantly changing marketplace. You face urgencies created by overbearing bosses with fragile egos. You face the myth of security in a world that keeps raising the bar, demanding you either step up or step aside.
Gain perspective. The fears you face are often big shadows cast by small problems, and sometimes illusions cleverly projected by small people.
Stand your ground. Walk through fire. Distinguish between what’s real and what’s perceived. Dare to move forward in spite of feeling fear. Dare to fulfill the wonderful promises you made to yourself.
Stand your ground. Your dreams are too important to abandon to the face of fear.
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