Remember these 10 tips from Arianna Huffington’s book, On Becoming Fearless:
1. Be true to yourself. Constantly looking over your shoulder for approval means you’ll never get it. What’s more, you’ll greatly increase your chances of walking into a wall or falling into a ditch-not to mention losing yourself in the process.
2. Turn down the volume of the inner critic. Everyone has one, always there with the critical, self-doubting comment. But that doesn’t mean you have to listen. When the negative judgments start to blare, hit the off switch or drown them out with music.
3. Look past the glass ceiling to endless opportunity. Preoccupation with impediments allows us to climb only so high. Keep your mind open to new adventures and you’ll surpass every expectation.
4. Use the mirror to make sure your lipstick isn’t smudged, not to judge your value as a person.
5. Stop comparing yourself to others-it’s a no-win game. And especially stop comparing yourself to supermodels, the images you see don’t even resemble those people, either. See Photoshop Disasters!
6. Get enough sleep.
7. Slip into an air of self-assurance.
8. Run, swim, bike, hike, do yoga, or hit the gym. And fill your lungs with fresh air.
9. Be assertive in love. Know what you want out of a relationship and have the courage to express yourself to get it.And if you don’t get it-and if the other person can’t even handle the mere expression of your needs-be strong enough to walk away.
10. Always remember: True fearlessness comes from a deep and complete acceptance of ourselves-not from what we wear, or how we look, or what we do, or what we accomplish.
Do you have tips for becoming fearless? Please share!
I love this. Absolutely love that you went beyond cliche, and struck the very heart of fearlessness. Thank you.
I especially like the quote about looking through the glass ceiling. It’s not a steel ceiling, after all- and glass is able to be broken.