Comments on: 5 Solutions to Prevent Fear from Hindering Your Freelance Writing Success http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/2009/12/5-solutions-to-prevent-fear-from-hindering-your-success/ Freelance Writing Jobs for All Writers Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:52:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: When Freelance Writers Need a Wake Up Call : Freelance Writing Jobs | A Freelance Writing Community and Freelance Writing Jobs Resource http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/2009/12/5-solutions-to-prevent-fear-from-hindering-your-success/comment-page-1/#comment-124292 When Freelance Writers Need a Wake Up Call : Freelance Writing Jobs | A Freelance Writing Community and Freelance Writing Jobs Resource Sat, 22 May 2010 14:17:20 +0000 http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/?p=4572#comment-124292 [...] other freelance writers can weigh in her too, but for me examining why I’m not a success always helps me to achieve success. Every now and then when I have a dry period of potential [...] [...] other freelance writers can weigh in her too, but for me examining why I’m not a success always helps me to achieve success. Every now and then when I have a dry period of potential [...]

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]]> By: Jeanne http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/2009/12/5-solutions-to-prevent-fear-from-hindering-your-success/comment-page-1/#comment-120070 Jeanne Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:52:24 +0000 http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/?p=4572#comment-120070 What an excellent post - thank you. It's also right on the mark, and appearing at just the right time when I need to read it. I'm dealing with the realization of the fear of "what will people think", specifically, my family of origin. I'm from a large, competitive, go-getter kind of family. Unfortunately, my siblings aren't as supportive as I wish they were. I've come to the realization that I have been holding back a lot because of what they will think if I make the big time. Wouldn't want to make them uncomfortable, right? Well the strange thing is, whether I'm successful or not, the mysterious "they" really don't care - they'll find something to pick on anyway. So I am taking 2010 to new heights. My husband (a fellow writer) and I are actually starting a collaborative project, which we've been meaning to work on for umpteen years. And I'm devoting more time to my magazine writing, which has been my first love all along. Here's to a successful and fruitful 2010 for everyone reading this! God bless! What an excellent post – thank you. It’s also right on the mark, and appearing at just the right time when I need to read it. I’m dealing with the realization of the fear of “what will people think”, specifically, my family of origin. I’m from a large, competitive, go-getter kind of family. Unfortunately, my siblings aren’t as supportive as I wish they were. I’ve come to the realization that I have been holding back a lot because of what they will think if I make the big time. Wouldn’t want to make them uncomfortable, right? Well the strange thing is, whether I’m successful or not, the mysterious “they” really don’t care – they’ll find something to pick on anyway. So I am taking 2010 to new heights. My husband (a fellow writer) and I are actually starting a collaborative project, which we’ve been meaning to work on for umpteen years. And I’m devoting more time to my magazine writing, which has been my first love all along.

Here’s to a successful and fruitful 2010 for everyone reading this!
God bless!

]]> By: James Chartrand - Men with Pens http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/2009/12/5-solutions-to-prevent-fear-from-hindering-your-success/comment-page-1/#comment-120057 James Chartrand - Men with Pens Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:11:18 +0000 http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/?p=4572#comment-120057 Good posts. One of the biggest solutions to fear is exposure, desensitization and ultimately, extinguishment. No matter what you're afraid of, start to face it. Slowly, from afar, but with determination. Take a step closer. Observe. Examine. Analyze. Think of people who fear dogs - they begin overcoming their fear by looking at pictures (versus walking up to tussle with a retriever). Try something small, then. Something you can handle, even if it doesn't go well. Notice the effects with an open mind. Think of the results, and what you could do differently next time. Try again. And try more. Keep trying until you've become so used to trying that you aren't afraid of it anymore. And I bet by then you'll already be seeing results. Good posts.

One of the biggest solutions to fear is exposure, desensitization and ultimately, extinguishment.

No matter what you’re afraid of, start to face it. Slowly, from afar, but with determination. Take a step closer. Observe. Examine. Analyze. Think of people who fear dogs – they begin overcoming their fear by looking at pictures (versus walking up to tussle with a retriever).

Try something small, then. Something you can handle, even if it doesn’t go well. Notice the effects with an open mind. Think of the results, and what you could do differently next time. Try again. And try more. Keep trying until you’ve become so used to trying that you aren’t afraid of it anymore.

And I bet by then you’ll already be seeing results.

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