No Fear

It's been a while since my last post. Today I found an very good article on "Play to Win". Along my journey of life, i learn 2 of the key lessonare 1. Participation 2. No Fear. Fear will destrop everything even before you started to do anything. To conquer the fear, perhaps the best way is to focus on the positive sides, focus on your joyful moment pretending you have already achieved your goal. These will definitely help to kick those little worries away from achieving your goal. Below is the article share by Jon Gordon on his latest newsletter.

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Play to Win

There was a time in most of our lives when we had no fear-that feeling when we jumped from the jungle gym and slammed our little bodies to the ground. Perhaps it was when we went on our first roller coaster, or when we were in high school or college and felt that there was nothing we couldn't do. No goal was unattainable. We were an unstoppable wave of energy that would think of something and then make it happen. Then, as time goes by, the world tells us more frequently that we can't do anything we want. In fact, the world gets more specific and says you can't do this and you can't do that. The doubters laugh at our goals and try to persuade us from going after our dreams. They say, "You're crazy. It's too hard. It's too much of a long shot. Why don't you do this instead? You should play it safe." They act as if dreams were meant for others but not people like us. They surround us with negative energy and try to instill their own fears and insecurities in us. We not only begin to know the word "fear," we start to understand what it's like to be fearful. With so many people telling us we can't do something and so few telling us we can, it's hard not to let fear into our lives. Unfortunately this is how many of us go through life. The fear starts as a thought and the thought then becomes an emotion that affects our body and entire state of being. We have mortgages, rent, responsibilities, car payments, college payments, medical bills, and jobs. Many of us have even more responsibilities with families and children to support. The doubters point all of this out and inject their doubt and negativity in us. "You can't start your own business. What if it fails? How are you going to feed your children? You can't start a new career. You know how hard it is to make money acting. Why would you want to do that? You shouldn't go after a promotion. They'll never give it to you. You're too old to change careers and learn computers. Why would you want to do a silly thing like that?"

Whether you are 20 or 50, many of us become so scared of losing what we have that we don't go after what we truly want. We allow the energy of fear into our lives which cuts off the flow of positive energy and paralyzes our desires. We play it safe and hold on so tight to the status quo that we never experience what could be. We believe the doubters and don't take chances that will move us one step towards our dreams. I call this "playing to lose". We see this in sports all the time when a team has the lead. They start to think about how not to lose instead of how to win. They hold on so tight to their lead that they start playing safe and scared. You can see it in their energy and body language. As a result the other team takes chances, plays with no fear and eventually gains the momentum and wins.

To live a life filled with positive energy we must learn to repel the negative energy of fear. Whether it comes from within or from another person we must eliminate fear from our life and replace it with a "play to win" mindset. While fear holds you back, a play to win attitude will allow you to create anything you want. Playing to win requires a commitment to yourself that even if you fail, you will never give up and never let your goals and dreams die. Those who play to win know that success is not given to us. It is pursued with all the energy and sweat we can muster. Obstacles and struggles are part of life and only serve to make us appreciate our success. If everything came easy we wouldn't know what it felt like to truly succeed. Obstacles are meant to be overcome. Fear is meant to be conquered. Success is meant to be achieved. They are all part of the game of life and the people who succeed play to win and never give up until the game is over.

I’m sending positive energy your way!
- Jon

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