All you can really do is decide to step forward and have confidence that you’ll either be able to pivot or find a way to overcome. If you’re having trouble making decisions, give yourself time to research the options, but set a deadline for when you need to make it and start takin...
If you see someone on your team who seeks excessive guidance, rarely takes on any sort of risk, and treats most decisions as if they were a matter of life and death, they're likely to be experiencing workplace anxiety. Here's what you can do to change their mindset, and help them o...
8. Explore death Getting intimately familiar with death can help you overcome some of your fears about it. You can get closer to death by volunteering at a local hospice care facility, visiting the sick and dying at a hospital near you, orbecoming a death doula— one who helps in the tr...
focus on acting, not thinking. For example, shift from “Oh my gosh, I don’t know what to do…” and freezing in the process, to telling yourself, calmly, “I am going to get myself out of this situation, now!” and acting. Always tell yourself you can...
Looking at the cold hard facts of my business helped me to overcome imposter syndrome and realize that actually I belong here. Thanks to:Dan R ofWaterproof Tips. 10. Stay the Course! We all can experience self-doubt when the going gets tough. Especially the more introverted amongst us. But...
Acommunication coachcan help you set goals to become a better speaker, and atherapistcan guide you through unpacking the roots of your fears. There are dozens of options out there to help you cope with anxiety or overcome it entirely. In one study,researchers even used virtual reality (VR)...
The playing stage delineates the barrier between the known and the unknown world. Jack, feeling the call for adventure, braves his fears and passes the threshold without flinching an eye. The piano assumes the role of the monster, which Jack needs to tame to overcome his anxiety. ...
ATM machines have been incorporated in our way of life. Using an ATM machine safely requires awareness and a little planning. Most ATM robberies
taken in an attempt to overcome this way of defining yourself? Has anyone ever said to you, "Just get over it?" How do words like these make you feel? Does it make your skin crawl the way it does mine? (A friend once said that to me after he read a piece I wrote ...
“ways to reduce stress” essay. This is a combination of certain personality traits that contribute to high resistance to irritants, namely, responsibility, the desire to overcome difficulties, and an internal locus of control. The internal locus of control is a personality trait characterizing an...