Healthy Reflections Newsletter  
                           http://www.mentalhealthcorner.com
                                   Linda Young, Ph.D., LMFT
                                               Publisher
                                         (850) 656-1404
                          email:  info@mentalhealthcorner.com
 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Your Mental Health Nugget:
 
"Death To Fear"
 
In order for us to change the things that we are unhappy with in our lives we have to change the way that we think. If we never change the way that we think we will continue to get the same results in our lives. In order for us to see changes in our lives we have to face our worst enemy, and for many of us, that is FEAR. 

It's been said that about 90% of people live their lives in fear and never become the people that they dream of and are capable of becoming. This simply happens because they fail to take action. They FEAR what they don't understand. We have to look at FEAR as nothing more than a word or as a learning process.. Mark Twain said it best with this quote, "Do the things that you FEAR most and the DEATH to FEAR is certain." You owe it to yourself to understand this principle.

To conquer fear, start by accomplishing the things that you fear the most. Learn to leave your comfort zone. When we leave our comfort zone we become a more rounded individual. When we do the things that we fear and look back at them afterwards, we see that what we feared has now turned into part of our comfort zone. This  happens because our brain no longer views the task as an unknown but as an action that has been done in the past. The next time similar situations arise we will no longer stress over it, we will just do it.

Begin to view new tasks by "thinking outside the box". Face your fear and begin with baby steps, if you must.  As you move forward, your chances of success increase and soon FEAR translates into "challenge."

 Most of us have limitations put on our lives very early. We may  end up fearing anything that is different than what we are taught.  Once we understand and can change some of the beliefs that have been programmed into us by society, we can more fully take control of our lives.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
Today's Sponsor:
 
 An excellent resource to work on self-esteem and goal-setting concerns is Self-Improvement: TheTop 101 Experts That Help Us Improve Our Lives by David Riklan. This e-book contains excerpts from well-known authors such as John Gray, Ph.D. (author of Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus), Dr. Phil, Oprah Winfrey, Jack Canfield (Chicken Soup For the Soul series fame), Deepak Chopra, Dr. Wayne Dyer, and Robert Kiyosaki.
 
The Top 101 Experts
holds valuable lessons from people who have achieved remarkable success and are sharing their insight for improving self-esteem and reaching your goals.To learn more about this resource, click on: http://tinyurl.com/3arw9h
 

101 Experts
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 

 Do you know of someone who might enjoy receiving this newsletter?  If so, click on the "Forward email" link below and send it over to them.