Managing fear

Making a change, standing up to a bullying boss, taking a riskier but more enjoyable job, exposing your draft novel to the world....they all require you to manage fear. Here are 4 tips. Treat them as a mantra: repeat them to yourself at tough times.

1. Feel the fear and do it anyway (the title of Susan Jeffer's first book, by the way). Accept that you will get all the physical symptoms we associate with fear. But go with it anyway.

2. No failure only feed-back. You simply cannot fail: it's all learning. It's all growth.

3. Chase challenge, not comfort: you were designed to be goal-centered. You do your best with challenge.

4. Feel more alive than you ever have. Suddenly everything is clearer, more focused. That's adrenaline for you.

So: do it and manage that fear.