What are you frightened of?
There is nothing to be frightened of.
Here is one simple method to Conquering your phobias
Are you frightened of flying, people, heights, clowns, prospecting, etc…?
It does not matter what your fears are, the good news is you can vanquish your fears!
I am going to share one special story with you of how I learned to take control of my fears at a very early time.
My father was involved with a public group in our community. The community group used to preserve the community pool. I would go to the pool in the evenings, with my father. While he would do daily maintenance on the pool I would use the time to swim and have the pool to myself. Those were great summers growing up. Well anyway, I became quite decent at performing ones and one and a half off the low boards. I practiced every night so I could show off to my friends through the day.
My Father would observe me and asked one night why I don't do my dives off of the high dive. I told him I was afraid of the high dive. He asked me, "What are you afraid of"? I told him it was too far above the ground. He asked, "Can you spring off of the high dive"? I told him I didn't intend to.
My Father started to climb the high dive and told me, "Follow me up and I will show you how to do it". We get to the top of the high dive and my chest felt tight and my mouth went dry. He talked me out to the end of the board and I remember shaking and trying not to show any alarm. He told me to just stand at the tip of the board, take some deep breaths and stare out at the horizon. I did what he said and started to calm down. He started talking to me as I was staring out over the pool. He said, "John, this is just a different diving board, it is no different than the one down below." "When you are ready I want you to step off the end of the board," I told him that I was not ready. He said, "I'm going to count to three and you will step off." He began to count one; two…and then he pushed me off the end. I hit the water and speedily came to the surface and realized that nothing awful happened to me.
Dad hollered for me to come up again. I was a little shaken but went up the ladder and out to the end of the board. Dad asked if I was geared up to jump again. I told him I was not sure. He told me to go to the end of the board and take another concentrated breath and relax. He then began to count, one, two, three…I didn't jump. He then pushed me off the board again. Once again I came to the surface but this time I felt exhilarated! I promptly went back up the ladder went to the end of the board and jumped! It felt extreme!
On the travel home I thanked Dad for helping me leap off the high dive. He told me, "John, you just learned a phobia conquering secret." I was only in second grade so I did not absorb what I had learned. So I asked him what I had learned. He told me, "If you are terrified to do something, just do it three times in a row as fast as you can." That lesson has stuck with me and I will never fail to remember it. I have used this practice in everything I was terrified of doing. Let me tell you it works!
Within two weeks I was doing my ones and one and halves from the high dive. I will never forget that summer.
Whatever your apprehension may be, Like the Nike commercials, Just Do It! Do it three times in a row as speedy as you can.
This will apply to very nearly any fear you have, whether it is public speaking, flying, prospecting, cold calling, heights, and clowns, whatever it is this will work for you!
Conquer your fear!
by John E Stone
http://www.articlesphere.com/Article/One-Simple-Method-to-Overcome-Your-Fears/197002
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