If you're like most people, you find it difficult to push yourself to do 2 categories of things:
- The things you don't like to do.
- The things that you're afraid to do.
I recommend outsourcing #1. If you don't like doing something, it will probably drain you of energy and not be as good as if someone else (who liked doing that sort of thing) did it.
I recommend doing #2.
As you probably know by now, my research and work is based on helping people use their anxiety and fears for peak performance, rather than pushing their fears away. Anxiety is simply energy with a different intrepretation. When we're excited, we think it's great. When we're nervous, we think it's awful. Biologically it's the same thing.
When we change our interpretation, "nervous energy" becomes motivating energy.
For example, let's say that you are afraid of public speaking and have the opportunity to give a talk to an audience you can greatly help with your ideas. You're passionate about the topic but you have public speaking phobia.
When you start to experience the adrenaline rush, you might say, "Oh no, now I'm anxious and it's going to be obvious to everyone and make my talk not go well."
Or you can say, "Okay, so now I'm anxious. I'm energized and ready to go. People probably won't even notice, but if they did, who cares, they're there to learn something and I'm there to help them!"
See the difference that your interpretation can make?!
Whenever you're faced with a tough, challenging, or anxiety-inducing situation, first ask yourself if it's due to #1 or 2 above. If it's #2, do it. But don't just do it. Change your interpretation and then go after your goal with 100% gusto.
Enjoy the great results you get!
Larina Kase
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