How to try even when you’re scared you’ll fail

If you are starting to be aware that you may be self-sabotaging your dreams and goals like I talked about here, and what you are saying in your head to stop yourself, this is may be the mindset shift that helps.

One trick is to have a response ready for your natural reaction. If your brain tends to keep you safe by thinking of all the ways taking action will backfire or not work out, be ready with the  reverse question, “what if it DOES work out?” 

I’m not saying this will completely change everything and your brain will be like, “oh what a great idea! Nevermind, I’m totally on board, all I needed was that one sentence and I’m a changed brain!” What I am suggesting is that we tend to spend an inordinate amount of time talking ourselves OUT of trying, and barely any time talking ourselves INTO trying. And many studies have shown that what people regret at the end of their lives is all the times they didn’t try. 

So if you want to make some changes, try some new and potentially scary things, or stop feeling like your life is passing you by because at least you are trying and exploring your potential… why not start practicing flipping your brain’s script and asking yourself to ponder all the ways it might actually work out?

The next time you think about trying something new and your brain pipes up with the usual fear mongering of failure… try asking, what would you do right now if you thought it could work? Ask, what if it DOES work out? and take action on what you would do if that were true.