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As a first-time public speaker , you may have a terrible fear gripping you at the very thought of standing in front of an eager crowd. Your legs shake. Your hands shiver. Your throat dries up. Your tongue gets frozen. Your mind becomes blank. You probably feel a little nauseous. Really, you would rather die than be there because that seems like the only relief. The good news is that you aren’t alone in your fear. Most public speakers have been fearful when they began. They simply persisted and learned to overcome the fear. You can too. Learn to woo your crowds, before they boo you. This you may do successfully by getting to know the members of your audience. Find out about those that have come to hear you. You may have to do a little bit of research to know their average age, education or their level of awareness of the subject you have chosen for your speech and so on. It is also important to gauge their mood. Understand what message they want you to delive...

Image via Wikipedia Change is always frightening when we first step out into the unknown, but we can only improve upon ourselves and our lives by meeting and greeting our fears head on and passing through the fear, once we have met it head on we find it isn’t so frightening after all. So do something that scares you every week. Related articles I will no longer let you control me. (bedlamm.wordpress.com) Lost while Searching (milliandjoshvincent.wordpress.com) "Be fearful of Mediocrity." (racheloakley4.wordpress.com) It's a Zoo (taslookingglass.wordpress.com) keeping fear small (hipconnection.wordpress.com) Let Go of Fear and Seize Your Opportunities (venusgenus.com) This is Terrifying! Everyone Gets Scared... (excitingfamilyjourney.com) Our Deepest Fear... (abelovedjourney.wordpress.com) Use fear to know what you care about (singingwarrior.wordpress.com) Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are ...

People are being held back from success usually because of fear of success. When in doubt it brings us down by lowering our confidence and self-esteem . Being afraid of failure to succeed is the most common fear we have. Once you realize what is causing your fear, you can move to techniques of self-talk to change the conditions. Fear affects the mind and body causing us to let ourselves down as well as others around us. Do not let fear control your life. Self-talk will help you to do anything you want when your use positive thinking . Some people are afraid to climb over a fence . To overcome this fear of going over the fence, tell yourself you can do it. Face it and force yourself to go over the fence to the other side. Overcoming a fear systematically and self-talk your way through each step will help you to accomplish this fear. Think positive you can and will do it to succeed.  Tell yourself that you are in control of your life and fear is not going to get in the way....

Fear is probably the single-most thing in our lives that hold us back from success. When you have fear dwindling beneath the surface of our mind, often it encourages doubt. Doubt usually encourages low-self esteem , confidence , which all holds a person back from successfully gaining in life. These conditions often have debilitating effects on one’s body and mind. Yet, we can use self-talk to remove these doubts and fear. First, you want to define your fear.  Some of us rely heavily on burying their fears rather than confronting them head on. The best way to face your fear is to discover your fear and face it head on. For example, if you are afraid of heights, take an airlift or plane ride and master that fear. Start taking one-step at a time to beat this fear. This is what I did to overcome the fear of heights . At one time, I literally fainted when walking up three steps on a ladder. Yet, determined I set out to master my fear, rather than allow my fear to master me. How ...

Image via Wikipedia December 1, 2008 Excerpt From:  Personal Success The Greatest Obstacle to Success  The fear of failure is the single greatest obstacle to success in adult life. Taken to its extreme, we become totally pre-occupied with not making a mistake, with seeking approval for security above all other considerations. The experience of the fear of failure is in the words of "I can't", "I can't." We feel it in the front of the body, starting at the solar plexus and moving up to the rapid beating of the heart , rapid breathing and a tight throat. We also experience this fear in the bladder and in the irresistible need to run to the bathroom. The Fear of Rejection Holds You Back The second major fear that interferes with performance and inhibits expression, is the fear of rejection. We learn this when our parents make their love conditional upon our behavior. If we do what pleases them, they give us love and approval. If we do some...