Nov 25, 2019
Today’s Guest
I'm back again, with another solo episode! This episode is inspired by a question from a Patron:
“Yesterday I had a re-listen to your podcast episode with Cara about connecting with nature. At one point Cara suggested that people might be missing out on connecting with the land etc. because of fear of what others might think of them and you talked about people being surprised to hear that you walk alone, as that can seem frightening to people.
It got me to thinking again about the fears which tend to prevent us prioritising and making the most of what we have access to in life and how to quieten down unhelpful distractions and wondered if you had any thoughts or suggestions on this theme? Many thanks!”
This is a very timely topic, as I just started re-reading Gavin de Becker's book The Gift of Fear, which I discuss in this episode. There are two types of fears: helpful fears and unhelpful fears. It's important to distinguish between the two so you know what you're dealing with. Some fears we want; others prevent us from doing the things we want to do in life.
I have been a very fearful person in the past, and I've worked to overcome many of my fears, both through mindset work and through taking practical action to face my fears in a supportive environment. I hope you find this episode interesting and useful, and I hope that it helps you to take a good look at your fears so you can figure out what you want to do about them!
Listen To This Episode
What You'll Learn
- How to tell the difference between helpful fears + unhelpful fears
- Helpful fears + why we want to pay attention to them
- When + why a fear becomes problematic
- Unhelpful fears + how to reduce them
- How to work on our fears so we can do the things we want to do
Things I Discussed
- 307 Cara Wilde + Holly ~ How to Connect With Nature Spirits (now with downloadable transcript!)
- The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence, by Gavin de Becker
- Toastmasters
- PSYCH-K
- Kambo
- 259 Jo + Holly ~ What Will They Think of Me? Will They Like Me? (How to Get Past These Fears) (now with downloadable transcript!)
- 246 Jo + Holly ~ How to Tell if You’re Out of Alignment or Deep in Fear With Your Business (now with downloadable transcript!)
- BMP226 Holly Worton ~ What To Do When Fear Of Overwhelm is Keeping You Stuck in Business (now with downloadable transcript!)
- BMP201 Holly Worton & 4 “Woo” Experts: How to Get Over Your Fear of Sharing Your Woo (now with downloadable transcript!)
- R2B137 Holly Worton ~ How to Stop Hiding & Overcome Your Fear of Visibility (now with downloadable transcript!)
- [R2B110] Holly Worton ~ How to Overcome Your Business Fears
- [SHP 67] How to Overcome Fear of Not Being Good Enough, with Ann Brown
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