5 WAYS TO CONQUER FEAR AND BECOME MORE RESILIENT: This Is What I Did

Fear is a tricky human emotion. It can paralyze you. It can keep you from your dreams. It can keep you small.

It can also keep you safe.

Fear can be your friend in just the right doses, but too much of it can kill you.

Hence, fear is good for you. It is in our brain and biology to keep us safe from real danger. Fear is also our compass directing us forward. When we embrace fear and use it fuel it allows us to move forward through uncertainty where we can truly grow.

Fear can also be your greatest positive motivator. Sound crazy? It is not. Obviously, there are fears in our lives that stem from valid, dangerous origins — these are the fears that help keep us safe.

For instance, we may fear walking down a dark alley at night. Situations such as these can lead to some dire outcomes. While the probability may be low of anything occurring in that alley, this fear is a valid means of self-preservation.

On the other side of the spectrum are the irrational fears that can limit us in our daily lives and prevent us from reaching our potential. I know this all too well.

I struggled in school and it crushed my self-esteem. My struggle was not for lack of effort but some unknown force…