How to Overcome Fears and Anxiety

Your Online Guide for Getting Unstuck and Living the Life You Want to Live
By Molly Gordon, MCC

Chances are that you are reading this page because you know that fears keeps you stuck in at least part of your life, part of the time. As a coach, I know that fear is responsible for much, if not most, frustration and failure. When my clients learn to work with and overcome their fears and anxiety, they step into a world of virtually unlimited possibility and satisfaction. I love witnessing the transformation that occurs when fear and anxiety stop running the show.

This guide outlines four principles that have freed dozens of my clients and hundreds of readers of my newsletter from crippling fear. Applying these principles will empower you to understand fears and anxiety and to choose how you respond to them, creating a space for greater meaning and prosperity in your life.

I hope you'll share your experiences with me by emailing your personal stories about overcoming fears and anxiety and how you set yourself free.

Read one principle at a time, re-reading it as needed until you feel clear about the principle.
Do the exercise in each section before moving on to the next step. It will deepen your learning if you keep a written record of the exercises.
Gremlins are the natural allies of fear and anxiety. You can spot a gremlin by listening for critical, sarcastic and skeptical inner commentary. Notice what your gremlins are saying to you as you read and work the exercises. Jot down their most common comments. Acknowledge these and choose to move forward anyway.
You can deepen your understanding and develop your facility at applying these principles by keeping a Getting Free from Fear journal. Make a commitment to yourself to journal every day for 21 days. Each day note how fear showed up, identifying the type of fear (Principle 3), exploring how you may have amplified it (Principles 1 and 3), recording how it shows up in your body (Principle 2) and naming ways to move through it (Principle 4). You can download and print this worksheet to support your progress.
Have faith. Call on whatever form of Higher Power you believe in, asking for insight, support, and grace to overcome your fears and anxiety.
Practice. The way you respond to fear is the result of billions of internal messages (you say 50,000 things to yourself every day of your life!). It will take some time and some repetition to shift your patterns. Be patient, be persistent. You will succeed.

About the Author
Molly Gordon is a Master Certified Coach, who shows accidental entrepreneurs how to manifest the success that is the natural consequence of living their hearts' desires with integrity, authenticity, and passion. Since 1996, she has coached hundreds of clients through personal and professional transformation. Her unique coaching style is informed by her experience as a business owner and artist as well as her lifetime commitment to service and creativity. She is a widely sought after speaker and facilitator.

Molly says:
I support my clients to live lives of meaning and prosperity. Learn more about business coaching and personal growth coaching I offer. When you are ready to transform your life, email me, mgordonATmollygordon.com, to discuss whether coaching is right for you and to see if we are a good fit. Until then, please accept my heartfelt good wishes.

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