Lets talk about fear…
Why, you ask? Fear is the opposite of trust and if we are going to raise the bar on trust we need to understand our enemy. One of the best resources for this is the book Think and Grow Rich, where Napoleon Hill suggests there are six basic fears every human being suffers from in some combination at one time or another. Most people are fortunate if they do not suffer from the entire six. Named in the order of their most common appearance, they are:
The fear of POVERTY
The fear of CRITICISM
The fear of ILL HEALTH
The fear of LOSS OF LOVE OF SOMEONE
The fear of OLD AGE
The fear of DEATH
All other fears are of minor importance, they can be grouped under these six headings.
What are you most afraid of? My top three would have to be the combination of ill health, old age and the loss of loved one. Poverty, criticism and death seem less scary to me these days, although I have a respect for all of them.
So what is the antidote to these fears. Of course, I have one answer to everything these days. The only thing that it could be possible is trust. So for example knowing that if you run out of money that there will be people around that are smart enough and organized enough that you can work with to gather the resources you need. If you are criticized, trust that this is a temporary situation and believe in yourself. It the only thing that really matters. As for ill health, trusting that you have people around you and resources that will assist you back to wellness. If you lose a loved one, trust that you will be able to incorporate the best of them into yourself and keep going. You will garner in old age a wisdom that you can not understand to deal with those challenges and you will find a peace not known to you right now. Trust in yourself that no matter what happens you will find the answers.
I believe what is really important is that we stay focused on developing long-term relationships and believe that all this is happening for a reason. This why I am on the Trust Tour. We need to see past our fears and trust in ourselves and each other. Why not, what is to lose?
