Episode #7 Face Your Fears
Every one of us has things that make us feel worried, anxious, or afraid – but fear doesn’t have to have the final word. This week, Amy Seiffert joins Dr. Michael Brown as they talk about putting fear in its proper place.
Show Notes
One time I just needed to say it out loud… we might actually one day bury one of our children.Dr. Michael Brown
Three Problems
- Most of our bad decisions in life are rooted in fear.
- Fear often stops us from achieving our most important goals in life.
- The three most common fears are of death, loneliness, and failure.
Five Principles
- Fear triggers either avoidance or action.
- We can experience fear without surrendering to it.
- Most of the things we are afraid will happen are never going to happen.
- Failure presents our greatest opportunity for growth and development.
- We cannot control whether we are afraid, but we can always choose to face our fears.
Five Practices
- Identify your fear with the question, “What am I afraid of?”
- Investigate your fear with the question, “Why am I afraid?”
- Incriminate your fear with the question, “Do I need to be afraid?”
- Practice radical acceptance by considering, “Could I be OK if my worst fear happened?”
- Allow your children to experience the failure that leads to growth.
In This Episode
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