Feel the fear and DO it anyway! Strategies to overcome fear and anxiety

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FEEL THE FEAR AND DO IT ANYWAY ! If you think you can, you can If you think you can’t, you’re right

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Strategies to overcome fear and anxiety Tools to lower your fear - overcome the internal egotic chatterbox. Avoidance of negative thinking - towards positive, life affirming thoughts and action

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  • 1. FEEL THE FEAR AND DO IT ANYWAY ! If you think you can, you can If you think you cant, youre right

2. PROGRAM MISSION: To provide you with insights, means, and techniques to overcome fear, anxiety and the feeling of being stuck. Part one: Common Fears Part two: Decision Making Part three: Self Image / Self acceptance Part four: Tool Kit Time: 2 1/2 hours - 10 minute break 3. Talking in public, to impose yourself, to present yourself, to take a decision ? Welcome to the club ! Are you afraid of Talking in public, to impose yourself, to present yourself, to take a decision ? 4. Exercice: Look for a partner Take his hands and watch his face and truly look for this persons light and say: I am here to be seen Your partner looks at you - and then says; I see you - then do the exercise the other way around. - Then switch to the next person, and the next.. Namaste I bow to your inner light 5. Various levels of fear - Believes I cant do it - cant face it ! The world is fragile Identification of our fears I cant do it - cant face it ! 6. The difficulties in life are intended to make us better - not bitter 7. MONSTER HAT EXERCISE 8. Video 9. The way you look at the world The world looks at you Your attitude is either your best friend or your worst enemy It is either your biggest added value or your biggest deficit 10. Decision making DECISON MAKING 11. Our circle of Influence Out of our circle of influence Do not try to control everyone (out of fear) - Show some confidence in others 12. It may seem that you cannot control exterior circumstances, but you can always control interior ones. Your internal world -- the reality that you encounter within your mind and emotions -- is a world that you and only you control and create. How you experience everything is up to you. Your reactions need not be automatic or similar to ones you have had before. 13. Anything can happen to me, I will handle it 14. I cant I should It is a problem I hope I can I could It is a chance I know 15. Video 16. Challenge your boundaries INITIAL LIMIT Risk 1 Risk 2 Risk 3 Risk 1 Risk 2 Risk 3 Take a small risk ! You miss 100 percent of the shots you never take 17. BALLOON -GAME 18. SELF ESTEEM - STORY TELLING 19. OFF-COURSE MODEL Starting point Goal correctioncorrection correction correction correction correction Decision making 20. Video 21. Self esteem - Fear No amount of self improvement can make up for any lack of SELF ACCEPTANCE 22. Self-Acceptance Inquiry Describe your experience of self-acceptance What is my fear of self-acceptance? Pair up (NOT the person next to you) Describe your fear of self-acceptance to your partner 2 Min each 23. TOOLS FOR YOU 24. Stop the inner Chatterbox that criticizes you endlessly! The enemy in you head Attitude Be positive! 25. Attitude 26. but HOW ?!?!! Action Be positive 27. Contrast exercise Action - Tools 28. Affirmations: 1. I love and accept myself 2. I am WILLING to discover and experience the highest possibility of good in my life 3. I am in the process of finding my ideal weight 4. I am happy to be in loving relationship 5. I enjoy the feeling being appreciated for my work 6. I am having a wonderful day 7. I am expecting to have a positive surprise today 8. I know that I am finding a great job 9. I AM OPEN AND WILLING TO RECEIVE ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, AND I ACCEPT IT NOW! Action - Tools 29. Action - Tools 30. Lighten up Positive thinking Positive affirmations Visualisations Meditation Breathing exercises LAUGH !!!! Action 31. Liberate yourself! Forgive! Be kind with yourself Clean out your cave Give away anything you have not used since the last 2 years Make roof for new things Express your old pains on paper, write it all up .. And then burn it! Action 32. Action 33. Laugh ! Avoid all news for a month Read a positive self-help book Avoid News as much as possible Buy a flower for someone Watch funny films Avoid all energy draining people Give away at least 3 compliments per day to people that do not expect them. Action 34. Action - Tools (lets break a few fear imprints) The best antidote to fear is feeling happy Pair up with another partner - NOT the one next to you! Tell your partner what happiness (fear-less) means to you: 2 Minutes Your partner notes what you say, and gives a feedback on what he or she heard! - Then switch! . 35. Video - 3 Minutes pure happiness 36. Anything can happen to me, I will handle it Self esteem - Fear 37. Say yes ! When life serves you lemons .. Make lemonade! Self esteem - Fear 38. Feel the Fear and DO IT anyway! 39. Sources Books Feel the fear and do it anyway, Dr. Susan Jeffers The Attraction Distraction, Sonia M. Miller You can if you think you can, Norman Vincent Peale Working Identity, Hermina Ibarra Success Intelligence, Robert Holden PhD When life changes or you wish it would, Carole Adrienne, PhD When everything changes, change everything, Neale Donald Walsh