In a seminar or a workshop, most people don’t raise their hands to ask questions. They feel it would be stupid to ask, and they fear embarrassment. In essence, they fear what others may think.
Take a moment to consider—how good would it feel if you just stood up and asked?
Forget about what answer you’d get. Just think about how good you would feel to stand up, face your fear, and ask a question. Try it, and you’ll see how satisfying it can be to rise above your fear.
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Conquer your smaller fears first.
Like the one about raising your hand and asking a question.
If you fear sharing your thoughts, then get over that fear by expressing yourself a little more. Perhaps you could say just a couple of sentences in the next meeting you attend. If you fear change, start with smaller changes first. If you fear letting things go, let go of the smaller things first.
Little by little, your conquest over smaller fears will turn into victories over larger ones.
Fears arise in the most primitive part of our brain, the amygdala, which exists to keep us in our safe zone. The amygdala tries to teach us that we need to fear everything outside our comfort zone. But, our only real fear needs to be that of death. All other fears exist to be conquered by us.
So, go conquer a fear today!