Posted on October 24, 2008
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I am so excited that I just finished my presentation at the Online Summit, and am able to listen into the other speakers now. Wow, what a wonderful line-up and I can’t wait to get all the recordings. If you haven’t checked out IVAA, it is definitely an organization I recommend for all Virtual Assistants! www.ivaa.org
On to investing in my learning and education to develop (thanks Craig)!
Patty Benton
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Posted on October 10, 2008
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Feel the fear and do it anyway.
- Susan Jeffers
So we have spent the week addressing fear, the causes of fear, how perfectionism can cause fear, but now that we know all these things, what are we going to do with it? I tell you what I am going to do. I am going to “feel the fear and do it anyway!” Will you join me? Acknowledge your fear, accept your fear, and then move forward anyway. You will be amazed at all your successes!
Doing it anyway,
Patty Benton
JERPAT
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Posted on October 9, 2008
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Remember that fear always lurks behind perfectionism. Confronting your fears and allowing yourself the right to be human can, paradoxically, make you a far happier and more productive person.
- Dr. David M. Burns
How many of us allow our fear of doing something wrong hold us back? I believe at times we put much higher expectations on ourselves than anyone else. We are harder on ourselves and expect more of ourselves than we do anyone else. I know at times when I have messed up, I have just beat myself up about it, until I was sick in my stomach. Truthfully, 90% of the time, people either don’t notice or don’t care if we aren’t perfect. In fact, it is a relief to others to see you as human!
So the next time you don’t do something because you are afraid of not doing it “right” or “perfect” suck it up and as Nike says, JUST DO IT! You may just be pleasantly surprised.
Just Doing It!,
Patty Benton
JERPAT
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Posted on October 8, 2008
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Fear is the tax that conscience pays to guilt.
- George Sewell
I loved this quote because the majority of us hate having to pay taxes, yet when you think about it, we could do have to pay taxes for our guilt. We are afraid that our guilt will come out in another way, or that if we fail, we will be guilty of letting down others.
How many of you have let your feelings of guilt drive you not to do something “risky” in your life or business? Were you afraid of the outcome? If it isn’t illegal or will kill you, why do you let that tax overcome you doing something?
When I had my daughter, I didn’t want to go back to work. Yet, I was afraid if I didn’t, I would fail my family, therefore, placing the guilt of that failure on my mind. Luckily, I am of the Courageous descent (see yesterday’s post), and I took the plunge anyway. I am not saying it was always easy, that I was never afraid, or I never felt guilty. Our first Christmas we had no money to buy a tree or gifts. There was huge guilt on my part for that. But, I got over it, realizing the gift I gave to my daughter by being home, was worth so much more than giving her tangible gifts, but not being there for her day in and day out.
Your turn - What fear have you allowed to take over your conscience? Did you act on it or did you ignore it? What was the result?
Patty Benton
JERPAT
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Posted on October 7, 2008
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Fear is a question: What are you afraid of, and why? Just as the seed of health is in illness, because illness contains information, your fears are a treasure house of self-knowledge if you explore them.
Marilyn Ferguson
To begin to overcome your fear, you must first look at what you are afraid of and why? Most of us are afraid because of a past experience, something we heard, or even the fact that it is an unknown!
So let’s spend this topic discussing what we are afraid of and why?
I have a funny one. I am TERRIFIED of mice. This is somewhat common, but I seriously am petrified of them. If I even know that a mouse has touched something, I will throw it away. Once, we had a mouse that had gotten into our house. I had heard it, and went to look for it. All of a sudden, I spotted it. It’s big ears and eyes were peaking over the toaster. Out went the toaster, along with a very serious threat to my husband that if there was ever another mouse in our house, we were moving. (So far, no more mice, and we are still living here.)
What caused this over the top fear? When I was little, we had to drive the trash to the local dump. So, I went with my dad one day. Our trash cans were kept out in our garage (I lived out in the country in Iowa - mouse haven). Apparently, our trash cans had gotten infested with mice. I looked over, and saw a mouse run across my dad’s foot. I started screaming, and then all of a sudden, they were everywhere, including one hanging down from the dash. I managed to grab an ice scraper and started beating at them. My dad thought it was hysterical, so he decided to run his hands under my legs, making the sensation of a mouse. I literally tried to jump out the window, and my dad saved me by pulling me back in. Since that time, I have been extremely, over the top, petrified of mice.
Your turn - What are you afraid of, and why?
Your Mice Passing Out Blogger,
Patty Benton
JERPAT
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