How the Fierce Handle Fear : Secrets to Succeeding in Challenging Times

by Scott, Sophfronia

• ISBN13: 9781936198368
• ISBN10: 1936198363
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-07-01
• Publisher: Two Harbors Pr

Summary

Every individual confronts reasons to live in fearthe economy, health issues, violence at home and around the worldthe list multiplies by the day. Many of us are already mired in circumstances made all the harder by the accompanying burden of anxiety and fear. Sophfronia Scott maintains that learning how to handle fear is the most important skill a person can master. We don't have to expend our energy, or our lives, ruled by our fears. In "How the Fierce Handle Fear: Secrets to Succeeding in Challenging Times," Scott suggests a "fierce" approach is called for. She has assembled an assortment of the most "fierce" and successful business and life coaches, including Donald Trump and Jack Canfield, to share their tools for triumphing over the same fears that keep many of us from realizing our potential. Our ability to cultivate fearless behavior may well be the measure of our courage. This collection of 22 essays is the recipe for achieving true success and reaching our highest goals.

Author Biography

Sophfronia Scott has over twenty years of experience as a professional writer, most of it spent at ôTimeö and ôPeopleö magazines. When she published her first novel, ôAll I Need to Get Byö with St. Martin's Press in 2004, one prominent reviewer referred to Sophfronia as potentially ôone of the best writers of her generation.ö Sophfronia holds a bachelor's degree in English from Harvard. As executive editor of The Done For You Writing & Publishing Company, Sophfronia helps entrepreneurs to write and publish books to market their businesses. Her latest work is the award-winning bestseller, ôDoing Business By the Book.ö

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. x
Acknowledgments	p. vi
How to Handle Fear
The Basics
Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway	p. 1
The Gift of Fear	p. 22
Fear, Fear On the Wall, Who is Fearless After All?	p. 29
Code Blue	p. 36
Sailing Past Fear to Discover Flow	p. 39
Feeling Things Fully	p. 45
In Business
Confronting Your Fears	p. 53
The Leap Over Fear	p. 57
Collaboration: The Key to Conquering Fear	p. 64
Four Servings of Fear, Please	p. 69
What Is Your Sum? The Measure of Success	p. 76
In Career and Money Matters
Fighting Fear With Fear	p. 83
Setting Fear Aside	p. 89
The Price of Fear	p. 95
In Daily Life
The Day Fear Lied	p. 103
False Experiences Appearing Real	p. 109
How I Took Flight From Rock Bottom	p. 115
With Spirituality
Get Off Your Knees and Start Walking	p. 122
Befriending God	p. 140
Who Do You Share Fear With?	p. 146
Remember Your Dream	p. 154
When You Want to Attract Success	p. 161
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