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Do you know what Fear and Faith have in common? A future that hasn’t happened yet. Fear believes in a negative future. Faith believes in a positive future. Both believe in something that has not yet happened. So I ask you, if neither the positive or negative future has happened yet then why not choose to believe in the positive future? What do you have to lose but the fear that is sabotaging your joy and success?
I believe during these challenging times we have a choice between two
roads. The positive road and the negative road. And our bus can’t be on
two roads at the same time. So we have to make a choice and this choice
determines our belief about the future and the attitude and actions we
bring to the present.
I’m not saying we shouldn’t have any fear. There are times when fear is
a gift. A healthy dose of fear causes us to examine our situation and
plan for the future. It moves us to smell the cheese and anticipate
change. When used wisely it allows us to manage risk and make better
decisions. Some fear is good.
However, what I have observed lately is a supersized, mega dose of fear
that is pervading the hearts and minds of far too many people. This
jumbo sized fear is causing leaders and their organizations to either
act irrationally or to not act at all. They are either scurrying in a
million different directions because of fear or paralyzed by it. In
both cases, fear is leading them to take the negative road to failure.
The answer is the positive road paved with faith and a belief that your
best days are not behind you but ahead of you. With this belief you
make the right choices and actions today that will create your positive
future tomorrow. You continue to invest in your organization, your
people and yourself. You stay calm, focused and committed to your
vision and purpose. You look for ways to save money and cut costs
without making irrational fear-based decisions that sacrifices your
future success. You identify opportunities in the midst of the
challenges and you focus on solutions instead of problems. Most of all
your belief spreads to others. You impact the culture, mindset and
attitude of your organization, your team and your customers through
your faith and belief.
Your faith and belief in a positive future leads to powerful actions
today. The future has not happened yet and you have a say in what it
looks like by the way you think and act. Fear or Faith. The choice is
yours.
Is fear impacting you and your organization? How are you overcoming it?