ENCOURAGEMENT TO FACE YOUR FEARS

My brother Paul wrote an amazing little book for his four children. It's called Life Lessons I've Learned and want to pass on to my kids. Now he's been through some tough circumstances in his life and wants to encourage his kids how to handle those tough times we are all sure to have.

One of the most encouraging paragraphs talks about facing down our fears. He says, "One of my business mentors taught me, when facing challenging circumstances or major decisions, to always write down and think through all of the possible worst case scenarios. Then he encouraged me to spend the energy to literally put myself into each scenario and process through living out the worst case reality. It made me realize that I would survive anything my mind was worried about. Once you can convince your mind that you can get through anything no matter what happens, you are ready to take that next big step. Who knows, it may be that next step that leads to you achieving your dream!

"He who is not every day conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life." Ralph Waldo Emerson