Southwestern Advantage Blog

feel the fear and do it anyway. there are so many things that we DO NOT do in our lives, simply because we are scared. we let fear take over our rational minds and cripple our progress. what are we scared of? failure. rejection. loss of a job. loss of money. loss of reputation. really dig down to the root of these fears, and then identify which of them are actually realistic, rational, plausible reasons why you should not say or do something. the reality is -- few of them are real.  it's been said that fear is an acronym that stands for ' false evidence appearing real '. fear is a normal human emotion. everyone deals with it. but as we mature we need to recognize the difference between rational fears (running from a hungry momma bear) and ir rational fears (people will think less of me if i fail). Michael Jordan said that persevering through his many failures (facing his fears) was the reason that he succeeded .  go for the promotion. ask that cute girl out. run ...

i recently caught a peek into a documentary [ http://www.lemonademovie.com/ ] made about people who lost their jobs in the heat of the recession, and what they did with themselves afterwards. one woman becomes a yoga teacher. one man embraces his art full time. one man spends more time with his children. one man becomes a woman (to each his/her own)... while it seems to be a movie about curiosity, courage, and creativity, these people received news which, by most people’s standards, completely rocked their worlds for the worst. the pink slip: it’s no walk in the park; i’ve been there. but what if… getting laid off isn’t actually as horrible as it sounds? what if getting fired is the best thing that’s ever happened to someone? you’d likely never would leave your job by your own free will, though you may have day-dreamed about it. but when you have no choice and are escorted to the parking lot by the burly guy that loads the water jugs, you have no choice but to make a m...