Creating Clarity from Chaos » Susan Jeffers http://businessclarity.net A Resource for Business, Career & Personal Development Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:22:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway http://businessclarity.net/feel-the-fear-and-do-it-anyway/ http://businessclarity.net/feel-the-fear-and-do-it-anyway/#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:08:26 +0000 ged http://businessclarity.net/?p=809   Title: Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway   Author: Susan Jeffers holds a doctorate in psychology and is a world renowned self help guru. Having written over 17 books, this is the one that launched her literary career.   Category: Personal Development   What the book is about:   We all have some fear when we are undertaking activities outside of our comfort zones and this book resolves that we should do the activities in spite of the fear.The Fears addressed in the book are not just the procrastination of facing that your marriage has failed or the fear of making a sales call but can include all fears including heights etc. The book is about creating empowerment to face those fears.

To quote from the book “Anyone reading the book has made the decision that they aren’t currently where they want to be”. If there is anyone reading this review that isn’t currently where they want to be then maybe this is the book for them.

The problem isn’t the fear but how we hold that fear. If we hold the fear from a position of choice and power then the fear doesn’t win. If we hold it from a position of pain and hopelessness the fear wins.

It’s about responsibility, we have to make the decision as to how we are going to experience situations and not be a victim.

As well as examples the book provides exercises to expand our comfort zones.   Would I buy this book:

YES

    An age old classic that provides some basic insights into the subconscious.   What I liked about this book:   I liked the fact that when some of Susan’s students expressed guilt at leaving their negative friends, she pointed out that they where assuming that the friends weren’t strong enough to survive without them.   What I thought could have been improved in this book:   Although this is a small paperback it lasts for six hours when it is converted into an audio book!  I’m sure it wouldn’t lose any of the quality if it was more condensed.   Formats available:  
  • Hard Back 
  • Paper Back
  • Audio book
  • Audio Download
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