Archive for 'Fear'
Leading with a Servant Hand
Posted on 21. Jan, 2011 by Grant Herbert-The People Builder™.
As I write this edition, Aussies are faced with the aftermath of floods in our eastern states. My heart goes out to everyone involved, and I feel a sense of pride about the way people have rolled up their sleeves and got stuck into helping their mate, whether they know them or not. Crisis often [...]
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Purposeful Perfectionism Produces Powerful Procrastinators
Posted on 22. Nov, 2010 by Grant Herbert-The People Builder™.
In the words of Victor Kiam, the man who liked the shaver so much that he bought the company, “Procrastination is opportunities’ assassin”. In it’s purest form, the word literally means to put something forward for tomorrow. Psychologists often cite such behaviour as a mechanism for coping with the anxiety associated with starting or completing [...]
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Changing our focus on the Fear of Change
Posted on 13. Apr, 2010 by Grant Herbert - The People Builder.
Many people resist the change needed in their lives because they are afraid of losing their identity. Change is perceived as a threat to their stability, their sense of belonging and awareness of what is going on around them. The fear of change is found in taking on new responsibilities, in a job, newly married [...]
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What other people think of you is none of your business
Posted on 05. Apr, 2010 by Grant Herbert - The People Builder.
People with a low self-esteem are generally fearful of what they perceive to be attacks on them as individuals. They have seen and internalised the by products of failure and rejection and it frightens them. The most unfortunate thing in this is they usually have a distorted view of what failure really is. This counterfeit [...]
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Why are people afraid?
Posted on 29. Mar, 2010 by Grant Herbert - The People Builder.
One of the two main causes of personal fear is lack of control. If you are like most people, you probably get a little tickle in the stomach when you look at a big slimy snake in a glass case. You have no real need to feel threatened because of the barrier of glass between [...]
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What am I really afraid of?
Posted on 15. Mar, 2010 by Grant Herbert - The People Builder.
Fear is a system of inner thoughts that can affect both your mental and physical processes. It can prevent you from taking necessary action, or can steer you off track into further frustration. Fear “objects” are the things that sow the seeds of fear and usually fall into the following three categories: Fear of People [...]
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Face your Fears
Posted on 08. Mar, 2010 by Grant Herbert - The People Builder.
Fear is undoubtedly one of the strongest and most influential emotional responses we have, and it can act as both a protective and destructive force depending on the situation. Obviously, fear can help us avoid dangerous situations, triggering the “fight or flight” response when we feel threatened. Unfortunately, this same response can also be triggered [...]
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The People Builder™
Grant Herbert is an ordinary guy with an outstanding wife and kids and a passion to see people break free of whatever is holding them back from "Bringing out their Personal Best". As well as being a husband and father, Grant is a mentor, coach and keynote speaker, and lives in the beautiful city of Sydney.
