Conquer Fear and Anxiety in Tough Times

Conquer Your Fear

Ready to conquer fear and anxiety? During this difficult time, it is natural to experience fear. Fear is nature’s way of protecting you from real and current danger. It prepares you to escape from harm.

You experience fear when you anticipate a loss or an injury. You may be worried about the impact of inflation. You might be concerned that your retirement portfolio has taken a big hit.

You can start to minimize your fears by facing them. Determine what you are afraid of and then take the best actions to resolve the threats that are causing the fear. Working through fear is far better than living with feelings of immobility and helplessness.

Your security lies not in what you have, but in the knowledge that you can cope with whatever crosses your path.

Most accomplishments are achieved with some fear. You can acknowledge and deal with your greatest fear right now. You can take the best actions to overcome it.

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Empower yourself by using an Optimal Thinking formula: 

1. Accept
2. Understand
3. Optimize

Answer questions like:

• What’s the truth here?
• What am I afraid of?
• Am I risking more than I can afford to lose?
• What do I need to feel safe?
• What’s the best way of handling this?

Keep in mind the words of Nelson Mandela, “As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

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Conquer Your Anxiety

As the war in Ukraine continues and inflation ravages the globe, it is natural to feel uncertain about the future. Anxiety is the fear of a possible or unknown future threat. It is normal to feel anxious when we are faced with potential economic hardship or health threats. Anxiety varies in form and intensity and can be based on real or imagined situations.

You can feel uncertain, edgy, apprehensive, worried, insecure, nervous, or terrified, and may experience physical symptoms such as “butterflies in your stomach.” You sense that something bad is about to happen.

During this tough time, avoid creating unnecessary anxiety by dwelling on remote negative possibilities with “what if’s.” To understand how you create anxiety, you can ask questions like:

• Why do I feel anxious?
• Am I afraid that something bad is about to happen?
• What is causing me to feel threatened?
• What am I afraid of losing?
• What am I thinking or doing to create this?
• What can I learn from this?

Feelings of anxiety are best eliminated not by defensively denying or ignoring them, but again, by removing the threat that’s causing them. By taking the best possible actions, you optimize your self-reliance. You achieve your highest level of control over the environment.

You can minimize your anxiety by asking questions to invite resolution. Focus specifically on the best ways to achieve what you want. Allow your anxiety to protect you by answering these optimal questions:

• What is the best thing I can do to remove the threat(s)?
• Which changes in my thinking are necessary to create safety/security in my life?
• How can I best prepare myself to handle this?
• What’s the best action I can take to prevent the loss and minimize the pain?
• What’s the most constructive action I can take to achieve what I want?
• What is the wisest action I can take under the circumstances?

How Optimal Thinking Fits In

When the cost of failure is high,  optimism is the wrong strategy.  Instead of hoping for the best, use Optimal Thinking and ask:  What the best thing I/we can do under these circumstances?

In high risk situations, Optimal Thinkers take the most constructive actions to achieve the best outcome while we best prepare for the worst outcome.

Optimal Thinkers accept what is out of our control, and optimize what is within our control.  Every situation – even a disaster – is an opportunity to be our best.  We conquer fear and anxiety by taking the wisest actions to achieve our highest priorities.  How quickly and often we optimize is what counts.

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Optimization Resources

• Conquer Your Anxiety audio program
• Virtual executive coaching (Zoom, Skype, or phone)