Notion Template – Set your fears
There is nothing wrong with having some fear. Sometimes, it holds you back from doing something, or even worse, anything. In contrast, the easiest way to eliminate your fears is to start working on them. Something that helped me in getting started was a method that Tim Ferriss described in this video.
Read how I approach fear-setting in the video below.
Why you should define your fears instead of your goals – Tim Ferriss – TED2017
Inspired by this video, I do fear setting by following these six steps:
- What is the worst thing that could happen?
Imagine how bad it can be. You might want to make it even worse than you initially thought. However, do not get stuck here. Please write it down and continue. It is a good thing to have multiple bad outcomes envisioned. - Is it preventable?
Do you have the influence to prevent these bad things from happening to you? Or is it out of your control entirely? - Can you easily overturn or repair the bad outcome?
Can you turn this into a positive or a neutral if it happens? Is it repairable, or is it when it happened all done, and you cannot do anything about it anymore? - What would a more likely favourable scenario look like if it was not all that bad?
There is nothing wrong with having some fear. Sometimes, it holds you back from doing something, or even worse, anything. In contrast, the easiest way to eliminate your fears is to start working on them. A method described in this video by Tim Ferriss helped me get started.?
You only looked at how bad things could be. Try to imagine if there can be a bright side. - What are the consequences of not doing it?
Is there something you do not do now? Is it emotionally or physically taking a toll on you? - Repeat this for all your fears.
You will likely become more comfortable with your fears after completing this. Sometimes, you might even feel bored since you realise that what you fear and what is real are different. What you have now, at least, listed under items 2 and 3, is a standard set of actions to which you can pay attention.
The items often overlap for each of the fears you worked on and will leave you with 3-5 things you can actively work on to keep your fear under your control.
If you want to make it easier for yourself to do this exercise for you, I create a Notion template for you to use:
Set your fears, not your goals
There is nothing wrong with having some fear. Sometimes it holds you back from doing something, or even worse, anything. In contrast, the easiest way to eliminate your fears is to start working on them.