Smash Your Comfort Zone with Cold Showers: How to Boost Your Energy, Defeat Your Anxiety, and Overcome Unwanted Habits by Jesse Harless

Author:Jesse Harless [Harless, Jesse]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-11-10T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 9

Facing Fear

“Feel the fear and do it anyway”

– Dr. Susan Jeffers

I had a fear of taking my cold shower, but I did it anyway. Now I know cold showers can help reduce our daily fears. I’m not talking about fears that keep us from danger or ones that come from actual phobias. I’m talking about everyday fears such as the fear of failure, fear of success, fear of not being enough, the fear of feeling less than, or fear of discomfort. These are the things that we tell ourselves that are simply not true. What I’ve come to find is that fear can be a compass. For example, if I walk towards my fear of failure, yes – something, amazing will be on the other side. If I walk toward a bear or oncoming traffic – not so much. What lies on the other side of the fear of taking a cold shower?

FEAR = Face Everything And Rise. Fear can be a motivating factor because we can use what we are afraid of to motivate ourselves to change. Cold showers alone won’t overcome fear. You will have to take action and face your fears to see results. Jack Canfield stated, “Everything you want is on the other side of fear.” We need to commit to doing the things we are afraid of the most if we want to achieve our goals. When I was asked to speak on stage in front of 400 people, I was terrified. About an hour before my speech, I recited my affirmations in the mirror and took a cold shower. My nerves went from a level ten down to about a level three, and I was able to give my best on stage. The more we run toward our fears, the more success we will experience. Avoiding actions that can help us grow and staying in our comfort zone is the most dangerous place for us to live. Cold showers in the morning are a great starting point for tackling our daily fears.

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