Thriving In Challenging Times

THRIVING IN CHALLENGING TIMES

Are fear, anxiety and worry rampant in your organization? What is your awareness?

Fear limits us from taking action. Fear of:
• Job loss, lack of security
• Failure
• Loss of control
• Not being valued
• Not performing to expectations
• Add the fear you recognize exists in your workplace

Michael Jordan’s (NBA Basketball star) steps for combating fear:
Step 1. Ask God, Source, the Universe, or whatever your preferred name for the higher power might be to help you with the problem you’re struggling with.
Step 2. Learn everything you can about the preferred subject and then learn more. This will give you the confidence to move forward. (AWARENESS)
Step 3. Just do it, don’t hesitate, don’t think about it not working, think about how great it will be when you accomplish the task at hand. Never quit and always keep your eye on the end result. (RELEASE FEAR & REPLACE WITH ACTION – BUILD)

A BUILD question: What specific fear or worry is blocking you from taking action to reach a target? Identify one concrete action step you will take today to begin to “Just do It”. Identify the root fear or anxiety or worry you will put aside in order to take action. Reflect on your learning from the action and improve it. Keep going, don’t stop, focus on how great it will be when you reach your target or goal.

I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear. (TAKE ACTION DESPITE THE FEAR)
Nelson Mandela

Whatever you fear most has no power.. it is your fear that has the power. (AWARENESS)
Oprah Winfrey

Knowledge is the antidote to fear. (AWARENESS)
Ralph Waldo Emerson