Expert Insights on Managing Fear

IN THIS COURSE

• 1.  Breaking Our Unconscious Focus on Fear
  2m 58s
  We learn to be fearful from our parents and later from unpleasant encounters. We tend to believe we’re not worthy. When we’re fearful the brain releases cortisol; the stress hormone. When we’re curious the brain releases serotonin; which allows us to be creative. FREE ACCESS
• 2.  Be Comfortable with Fear
  5m 14s
  When she starts getting scared; she asks; “Am I alive? Is my family okay? Yes!” Then it’s not so scary. Richard Branson’s book taught her to not let fear run her business. Ask; “Will I regret this decision when I’m 90 years old?” Do something every day that scares you. FREE ACCESS
• 3.  Fear Means That It Matters
  1m 16s
  Whenever Whitney Johnson feels fearful about doing something new; she knows she cares. We’re happiest when we’re unstuck—when we’re in the messiness—when we’re doing something that matters for ourselves; our family; and our community. FREE ACCESS
• 4.  Four Steps to Get Past Your Fears
  3m 43s
  First; embrace the fear; don’t be afraid of it. Second; “dis-identify” with the fear; the fear is not you. Third; identify and come to peace with the worst-case scenario. For skiers; for example; it’s death. Fourth; run a reality check; ask how likely that scenario is to happen. FREE ACCESS
• 5.  Managing Fear in Yourself and Others
  4m 39s
  Fear triggers cortisol; which works for 26 hours. Interrupt the pattern. Reframe the moment. Label it. Ask what the fright means for you. Refocus. Redirect. If you see others frightened; be present for them. Explain what’s going on and what it means for them. FREE ACCESS
• 6.  Consistency is More Important Than Perfection
  2m 33s
  You win a point in tennis if you hit the ball over the net one more time than your opponent. To perform consistently you must distinguish fear from anxiety. Fear is based in reality; anxiety is imagining a negative event. Anxiety disables us and holds us back; not fear. FREE ACCESS
• 7.  Advice From a 95-Year-Old Man
  2m 55s
  Most people have three fears: fear of failure; fear of success; and fear of change. Keith Abraham shows what it takes to overcomes these fears and; surprisingly; it’s not all that difficult. FREE ACCESS
• 8.  Fear of the Perfect
  2m 47s
  The fear of perfection can be a mighty foe. Colleen Albiston describes the effects of taking too long to craft the perfect message about decisions that have been made. FREE ACCESS
• 9.  Seventy Percent of Our Thoughts Focus on Fears
  3m 12s
  To determine your relation to your fears; name your fears on the perimeter of a wheel. The distance from the center shows where you are relative to each fear. This exercise helped a manager understand his relation to managers vs. peers. Then write “I want” statements. FREE ACCESS
• 10.  Be Curious
  2m 29s
  Seventy percent of our thoughts focus on fear. This creates neural networks that contain “rust.” To leave a small town; there are only a few roads; but a major city has many. To create a dense neural network; be curious. Try new things. Focus on the positive. FREE ACCESS