The way to kill fear

What do you know about fear?  Fear is the main topic of conversation in Grant Cardone’s Strategy of the Week for August 5th.  The strategy opens up with Grant recounting the time his wife took him skydiving and how he worked through his fear.   The key lesson Grant took away from that was, “The more you do that which you fear, the more courageous you become.”

The great thing about fear is that it isn’t real

Now when you are experiencing fear it may feel real, but it actually does not exist in the physical universe. Fear is an unseen, intangible factor.  Fear can both motivate you one moment and then immobilize you the next. Millions of people every day are immobilized by fear and unable to take the actions they need to take.

The way to kill fear is by taking action.  There’s nothing like a flurry of action to absolutely extinguish that monster called fear. I use fear every day as my inspiration, as an indicator of those things I have to confront. The more you practice moving in the direction of that which you fear, the more it becomes a habit, second nature in fact.

In the strategy, Grant will encourage you to get out of your comfort zone.  He’s going to ask you to start your with a question, “Who or what do I most fear today?” The answer should give you the direction in which to move. Taking action on those things you fear is how you build courage.

Courage is just an exercise in action, it’s only a trait. Everyone has the ability to be courageous; you just have to take action. When you kill fear, when you’re overcoming your fears it allows you to increase confidence in yourself and take your career to another level. Remember that handling fear is merely…