The major things we fear, such as plane crashes, or terrorist attacks, or terrible diseases, are awful if they happened. Yet, we are far more likely to be injured by falling in a bathtub or riding in a car, but we don’t fear those things to a degree that they…
Category: Feel the Fear
Letting Go of the Resistance
In End the Struggle and Dance With Life, Susan wrote about learning to go with the flow of Life, even when—especially when—things are bad. Below is an excerpt about learning to let go of needing to control and to stop resisting change. To help you get in touch with what…
Remembering Susan’s Fear Truth #5
It’s hard not to feel helpless and scared in the midst of this pandemic crisis. A lot of us are probably feeling as if there is nothing we can do. The fear of the pandemic overwhelming us. It doesn’t have to be that way. In Feel the Fear and Do…
It’s Time to Push Out of Your Comfort Zone
In Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway, Susan describes the comfort zone like this: “Most of us operate within a zone that feels right, outside of which we are uncomfortable… For each one of us that zone of comfort is different, but whether we are aware of it or…
Review of the Five Truths About Fear
In the early chapters of Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway, Susan describes the “Five Truths About Fear.” These “truths” are what she learned on her journey to become a more confident and powerful person. 1. The fear will never go away as long as I continue to grow.…
Anger Can Be a Learned Behavior
As we’re talking about how anger can be used to mask fear this month, we wanted to tell you about Jack and how he learned to face the fears behind his anger. Jack had always been quick to anger but in his mid-30s it began to become a real problem.…
Online Communities vs. Real-Life Communities
We are lucky to live in such an exciting world. With instant communication through our phones and computers, we can be in touch with like-minded souls the world over with just the tap of a keyboard. If you have an unusual hobby or like a very narrowly defined thing, chances…
Saying NO and Co-dependency
“Say YES to saying NO! Initially, saying NO to tasks brought before us can bring on great anxiety. That’s OK! Feel the fear and say NO anyway! Very quickly, you will realize that our motivation for doing most of the tasks brought before us has less to do with the…
The Artist’s Life
Living a creative life and earning your living from your creativity is a life lived in constant fear. For the very act of creating is to leave ourselves open and vulnerable. In fact, people who pursue a creative livelihood are more likely to have embraced Susan’s beloved affirmation, “Feel the…
From Trainer Grace Platten: Feel the Fear one year on….
Check out the original post on Grace Platten’s site here. I can remember distinctly the exact moment in time that I decided that I wanted to be a Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway ® workshop leader and must admit I thought I had about as much chance of…