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How to Build Confidence How to Build Confidence and Overcome Fearand Overcome Fear

By Andre GrayBy Andre Gray

What is Fear?What is Fear?

• Fear is:

– False– Evidence– Appearing– Real


• Though cute and clever this explanation is terribly and deceptively insufficient.


• Fear is:

– An emotional response to impending loss.


• An emotional response to the impending loss of…

– Happiness– Love– Health– Livelihood– Approval

Conquer Fear in 4 StepsConquer Fear in 4 Steps

The following 4 steps were used by Arjuna in confronting his fears before going to war.


• Acknowledge It• Dissect It• Envision It• Confront It


1) Acknowledge It

- Recognizing fear is not always easy.- Express yourself to and receive input from

mature persons, advisors and mentors.- Do not fear your fears.


2) Dissect It

- Sometimes it is not the loss of employment but the loss of prestige that comes with unemployment we fear most.

- Know what it is you truly fear.


3) Envision It

– Mentally envision the full implications and impact should your fears be realized.

– Share this with mature friends, advisors etc.


4) Confront It

– Plan a course of action that directly confronts your fear.

– Act.

How to Preempt FearHow to Preempt Fear

“In this endeavor [yoga] there is no loss or diminution and a little advancement on this path can protect one from the most dangerous type of fear.”

• Krishna to Arjuna (Bhagavad Gita)


• Through Spiritual Maturity

– This is the realization that we are beings of Spirit in a world of Matter; the loss of which does not effect our spiritual identity.


• How to Attain Spiritual Maturity?

– Through Sadhana, spiritual practices, we can achieve self-realization, understanding and maturity thereby eliminating the primary causes of fear.

How to Build ConfidenceHow to Build Confidence

1) Preempt Fear

2) Deal with Fear Using ADEC.

• Confidence is the natural, though serendipitous, result of conquering fear.

In summaryIn summary

• Preempt fear by becoming spiritually mature.

• Deal with fear using ADEC

In SummaryIn Summary

• How to Deal with Fear

– Acknowledge It– Dissect It– Envision It– Confront It

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