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The number one reason my clients give me for
not taking even the smallest step toward a dream
they’ve had for a long time is…fear. I’mnot referring
to fearing a life-or-death situation, I’m referring to
the fear that causes us to hang back for no good
reason.
Fear–based decision making is when you let your
fears or worries dictate your actions (or, in most
cases, your lack of action).
For example…
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“I’d love to visit Africa, but what if something
bad happens while I’m there? I’ll go somewhere
else instead.”
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“I’d love to write a book, but what if people
hate it? Maybe I should read more before I
start writing.”
If you can relate, don’t worry – you are not alone.
Far from it!
Research shows that 80 percent of our choices are
fear-based; in other words, we’re afraid of what
will happen if we don’t make a certain choice as
opposed to making decisions based on what we
really want out of life.
The unfortunate result is that we don’t do the
things that we say are important to us
Here are 5 things to keep in mind when making
decisions:
1. Don’t pick goals where the stakes are low.
Step out of your comfort zone – get comfortable
with feeling uncomfortable!
2. Nobody is rooting for you to fail.
Maybe you’ll succeed. Maybe you’ll fail. For the
most part, nobody cares one way or the other.
3. Just because you don’t like where you have
to start from doesn’t mean you shouldn’t get
started.
For example: “I’d love to get in shape, but what
if I look stupid at the gym? I need to lose some
weight before I go.”
How long will you put off what you’re capable
of doing just to maintain what you’re currently
doing?
4. Stop making uncertain things, certain.
Keep in mind - Failure is not certain.
Fear Based
DecisionMaking
By Joan Washburn
SOAR TO SUCCESS
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Business Acceleration Strategies