[5-Bullet Friday] The Effect of Fear-Based Beliefs on Goals (+ Free Science-Based Tool)

Dear {NAME},This week I’ve been thinking about the effect of fear on our goals. Let’s dive in. 1. Food For Thought You’ve probably heard that famous quote (often misattributed to Einstein): “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing and expecting different results.” But it isn’t often easy to just change our default programming. Usually, there’s a four-letter word that holds us back from making radical change and taking concrete action to pursue our dreams: fear. Fear is one of the most common emotions that prevent people from living in line with their values and pursuing meaningful goals. Afraid of the unknown. Afraid of failure. Yet we can be sure of one thing: Failure is guaranteed if we do not even try to reach a goal! To live in line with personal values, it is important to set goals and pursue them, despite fear. 2. Inspiring Quote “For some people, their fear to lose is greater than their desire to succeed, so they end up doing nothing and their dreams become impossible.” – Rodolfo Costa 3. Free Science-Based Tool Facing the Effect of Fear-Based Beliefs on Goal Achievement. This tool will help you systematically confront clients with the consequences of fear-based beliefs on goal achievement and personal growth. It’s designed to make clients aware of the negative consequences of fear-based avoidance of goals. [[Link]( 4. Book Recommendation Self-Efficacy: The Exercise of Control – Albert Bandura Over 20 years of research by renowned psychologist Albert Bandura shows that believing one can achieve what one sets out to do results in a healthier, more effective, and generally more successful life. [[Link]( 5. A Question For Your Clients Not a question this week, but a powerful reframing technique to help clients shift their perception of fear from a roadblock to something they can accept and move beyond. You simply ask the client to state (1) their goal and (2) their biggest fear. Then you join both statements together, first with the word ‘but’ and then with the word ‘and.’ You then ask your client to reflect on how each version feels. For example, “I want to start dating again, but I’m afraid of rejection” becomes, “I want to start dating again, and I’m afraid of rejection.” Taking the next leap is no easy feat. I hope you found something in this week’s email to help you or your clients move closer to their goals. Warmly, Seph Seph Fontane Pennock Co-founder, PositivePsychology.com P.S., Next week, I’ll share how we’ve stepped up our Life Navigation© program by adding the most requested feature by participants. P.P.S. Life Navigation© is a systematic and certified positive psychology curriculum for practitioners who want to rapidly increase their expertise and impact with positive psychology. Now, we’re even more confident that it will deliver immeasurable value for you and your clients. But more on that next week. :) © PositivePsychology. com Sent to: {EMAIL} |  PositivePsychology.com, Gandhiplein 16, 6229HN Maastricht, The Netherlands Don't want future emails? [Unsubscribe](