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Kick fear to the curb once and for all

“Do the thing you fear and the death of fear is certain.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

By FRANCO CIANFLONE Published 4 years ago 5 min read
"Kick fear to the curb once and for all."

FRANCO CIANFLONE B.Sc. Ed. M. Ed. LSC CS MENTAL TOUGHNESS FOR LIFE Certified Corporate Trainer, Educator, Business Consultant, Author & Entrepreneur.

Franco Cianflone is a graduate of the internationally acclaimed Bill Gove Speech Workshop with a Corporate Speaker designation. His extensive corporate training includes Bob Proctor, Paul Martinelli, and training seminars/sessions with Steve Siebold, John Maxwell, Les Brown, Tony Robbins, Mark Victor Hansen, and many others. He is the author of sixteen books to date and co-founder of Mini Bytes For The Brain Book Series.

A lifetime of Education and Business leadership compliments his mission to transform and catapult the results of individuals everywhere on the globe as far as Australia. His life mantra is, “Others will be looking at the fire while you are walking through the fire towards your victory and success."

"Kick fear to the curb once and for all."

At a Tony Robbins, Unleash the Power Within, the final segment was to walk across a bed of hot coals. You could hear the banter as people approached the bed of hot coals of the Fire Walk.

"Fire Walk"

They were talking themselves out of walking across the hot coals.

As we approached the Fire Walk, a team member asked us to stop as he had to insert more hot coals into the Fire Walk.

At that point, many people turned around and did not complete the exercise of walking across the bed of hot coals.

We continued and walked across the Fire Walk effortlessly with no issues.

Be a gladiator and don’t let fear crush your desire of doing whatever it is that you want to do with your life.

Being a gladiator also requires incredible faith that moves mountains.

These mountains show up as physical or mental challenges in our lives but are no match for faith.

I am not talking about blind faith.

I am talking about faith that is backed up with solid education and understanding.

It is faith that is represented by fearless actions in trust and humility.

Focus on what you want and not what you do not want.

Your subconscious mind has no clue if it’s real or imagined.

It’s called autosuggestion that requires incredible discipline. This technique changes behavior and the ultimate outcome.

A lot of people settle for less than they are capable of achieving in their lifetime.

“If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.” – Jim Rohn

So, how do we risk the unusual and achieve more?

The Law of Compensation states that the amount of money that you will ever earn will be in exact ratio to the following.

The need for what you do, your ability to do it and difficulty there will be to replace you.

In saying this, there are two types of income that a professional receives as compensation, psychic income and material income.

Certainly, everyone needs cash, wants cash, and chases cash etc. but the psychic income is the greatest form of cash on the planet as it creates a persistent disturbing pre-occupation (passion), with an often-unreasonable idea or feeling (mission), which is characterized by splendor or grandeur.

This is an idea that is strikingly beautiful or impressive (purpose).

The three operative words are passion, mission and purpose.

All three words are linked by a very specific frequency.

Unfortunately, many do not penetrate this frequency as one or more of the words are missing from their plan of action.

So, what are you willing to give up and what are you willing to risk in order kick fear to the curb once and for all?

If you’re not willing to do more than what you’re being paid for, you will never get paid for more than what you’re doing.

You must begin to give people the impression of increase.

When you engage with people, they need to know that they will experience more with you.

James Allen’s quote below explains this clearly.

“Tempest-tossed souls, wherever ye may be, under whatsoever conditions ye may live, know this in the ocean of life the isles of Blessedness are smiling, and the sunny shore of your ideal awaits your coming. Keep your hand firmly upon the helm of thought. In the bark of your soul reclines the commanding Master; He does but sleep: wake Him. Self-control is strength; Right Thought is mastery; Calmness is power. Say unto your heart, “Peace, be still!” - James Allen

Several years ago, I met a young girl that just moved from another country to the USA.

She seemed a little bit bothered, so I approached her, introduced myself and asked her what was wrong.

In a very soft voice, she mentioned that her husband was fortunate to get a job in his chosen field, as it was difficult for him in their country.

I said, “That’s great”, but then continued and asked her why she was still so bothered.

She was pregnant at the time and mentioned that she had two previous miscarriages prior to immigrating to the USA and was very worried.

I told her that she needed to understand that the little life in her womb was going to be a beautiful, incredibly, talented and amazing baby.

“How do you know that”, she exclaimed.

“It’s called awareness”, I responded.

I added, “From this moment on, do not think of the miscarriages only think 24/7 and 86,400 seconds about how beautiful, incredibly, talented and amazing your baby is going to be. That’s it!”

Three months later, she sent me a picture of her beautiful little baby with a note that said, “Tell this story to as many people as you can so they can also have hope”.

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About the Creator

FRANCO CIANFLONE

Franco Cianflone is an accomplished author, musician, and mental toughness expert. He is known for his focus on helping individuals develop emotional intelligence and resilience .

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