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	Say No To Fear and Yes to Your Dreams by ZaLonya Allen, PhD     Mark Twain once said, "courage is mastery of fear not absence of fear." Fear can prevent you from reaching your goals and realizing your dreams. How many times have you wanted to do something and you talked yourself out of it because of fear? In order to experience the success that we want in our lives, we must find the courage to face and overcome obstacles. Whenever you set out to achieve a goal or make a dream come true, you will be challenged, you will encounter obstacles and you will feel fear. It is okay to feel fear but it is not okay to let fear control your life. The human body has two natural responses to fear, fight or flight, this means when you feel fear you will either stay and fight or you will run away. We can't always run away. Sometimes we have to fight. We have to fight the feelings of fear and we have to fight to keep our dreams alive. Learning to deal with fear can unlock the doors to a whole new world. A world of excitement and adventure. There are a number of ways to deal with fear, and here are three of them. One, deep breathing exercises. Quite often we freeze up and hold our breath when we feel fear, without realizing it. This makes the situation worse. The next time you feel fear check your breathing pattern, take a deep breath and go for it! Two, associate with positive people and get negative people out of your life. Negative people feed your insecurities. Positive people are supportive and encouraging. Finally, just do it! Whatever you are afraid of is probably not as bad as you think, but you won't find that out until you actually do it. In closing, go after everything you want in life in spite of any fear you may feel and soon you will meet with the success that you desire. Its been said that life is like a game and there are three kinds of people in the game of life, those who play the game, those who want to get in the game, and those who don't even know the game is being played. Get in the game of life and get in it to win! I believe we all have the capacity to be successful and now is the perfect time to say no to fear and yes to your dreams. Copyright 1999.
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