Try your best to start as soon as possible
By Ryan Harrata
“Everyone has fears that are difficult to overcome,” says Zane Salti, an experienced fear-breaker. He has overcome many difficulties in his life, most revolving around fears. He mentions how pursuing greatness requires overcoming fears and how this obstacle is what makes life so promising. We become new people we once thought we couldn’t be by overcoming fears
“The first step is to highlight the fears in your life that you would like to overcome,” he says. “This could be anything from addressing insecurities to riding a motorcycle. Everyone is going through different things.” So, the first actionable step is to get out a notebook and write out your biggest fears. It’s also vital to understand why you want to overcome these fears. Make sure that it’s not the influence of others on your motivation. “If you do things because others tell you to, you are moving backward,” Salti says.
The second step would be to take action as soon as possible. Salti mentions, “It’s important to understand that the best way to overcome your fear to jump right into practice.” It doesn’t have to be drastic or all at once, but it could be just a little every day. He also mentions, “People generally know what to do but struggle to do it.” So the best thing to do with your fear is to attack it.
Finally, the last and most important thing to realize when trying to overcome your fear is to acknowledge that big change takes time. Changing how you view the world around you takes consistency and time to develop. For most challenges, if you work every day on a goal you set, it is likely to get accomplished. “100% effort in a single day will get you nowhere compared to 10% every day for 10 days,” Salti adds.