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help banish fear and replace it with self-confidence and courage.” - Believe in yourself. . . . You can if you think you can.
- Associate with confident people. Stay away from negative, fearful people. . . . Confidence breeds confidence.
- Tune up your confidence machine. (Develop confidence in yourself.)
- Be the master of your ship. . . . Henry Ford said that all con-fident people gained their courage by facing their fears instead of running away from them.
- Keep busy. In a busy person fear and self-doubt have little time to dwell.
In essence, Girard holds that the busy person who expects to succeed taps into a self-reinforcing, virtuous circle: Each day, as the reality of success unfolds, the individual’s daily activities build ever greater confidence and dispel fear.
DR. SUSAN JEFFERS: FEEL THE FEAR AND DO IT ANYWAY Dr. Susan Jeffers, a noted psychologist, is the author of multiple books, including the best-selling Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway . In her writings, Jeffers suggests that our fears stem from self-doubt, a lack of confidence that we will be able to handle the situations that confront us. In Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway, she asks, “If you knew that you could handle anything that came your way, what would you have to fear?” In essence, Jeffers holds that the greater our self-confidence and the greater our belief that no matter what happens “I’ll handle it,” the more our fears diminish. Jeffers writes, “Never let these three words out of your mind—possibly the most important three little words you’ll ever hear: I’LL HANDLE IT!”
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