Courage and Fear

Have you ever seen the game of chicken played in a movie or in real life? The game is played by two people in order to determine who is tougher. In the movies, two guys in fast cars face off and drive towards each other at high speeds until one of them “chickens out” and swerves at the last second narrowly avoiding a deadly crash. The winner of the game is the one who did not flinch.

In the past few days I’ve had several conversations with people on the topic of fear. Fear is a common part of the human existence. But the more I live and try to stretch myself, the more I believe that fear is not supposed to be a part of our daily lives. Especially the type of fear that stops our growth, advancement, and effectiveness.

Like most people, I’ve had to deal with fear. My past fears held me back from opportunities that were potentially life changing. Once I realized how much fear influenced me and prevented me from achievement, I took action.

I have adopted a practice in the last few years of playing ‘chicken’ with irrational fear. What this means is that if I find that there is an irrational fear in my life, I’ll identify it, isolate it, then I run towards it at high speed until the fear flinches. In this article I will show how you can challenge and overcome the irrational fears in your life.

Napoleon Bonaparte's Guide to Leadership

Revolutionist, brilliant military strategist, fearless solider, charismatic speaker, tyrant, all of these words could be used to describe the life of the French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. One thing that is undeniable is that Bonaparte was an astounding leader. This Corsican born soldier who was teased as a child for not being able to speak proper French, showed fearless determination on the battle field and an extraordinary ability to lead people which enabled him to raise to become the of emperor of France by the age of 34.

Doing the Impossible

I’m going to dare to do something. If you are reading this post you probably have some sort of goal. Think about that one goal for a second. Now think about the chances of reaching that goal. If you are accustomed to goal setting, you’ve probably used some sort of goal setting method that you learned from a book, article, life coach or whatever.

Hunter, Scavenger, or Prey: Which life are you living?

Most people wonder endlessly about why their lives are the way they are. Being stuck in a job that they hate, staying in an unhealthy relationship, or never really achieving their purpose in life. These may be the results of living a life that lacks courage, individuality, and an unwillingness to aggressively pursue a better life. Instead of having the courage to face their adversities, question the direction their lives are headed in, and actively seek true success, they opt to wander the earth with no real ambition and a lack of purpose which leads them to be a victim of their own actions.

Fight Your Fear Factor

Just like love and passion, fear is an emotion that is necessary in life. No one is immune from encountering some sort of fear. The types of fears that you allow in your life, however, may be preventing you from doing the things that you really want to do. These fears are unhealthy fears and most of us have probably been carrying them around for so long that we don’t even acknowledge their presence anymore.