Rule 9: Mistakes Don’t Matter

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Rule 9: Mistakes Don’t Matter

By LBaucom on Wednesday, February 25th, 2009 | No Comments

OK, let me say just a bit more: “Mistakes don’t matter. How you deal with them does.” You see, we often get so caught up in fearing that we will make a mistake that we don’t stretch. We stop ourselves before we even begin, or we freeze up in the midst of trying, all because [...]

Rule 8: Ask “What’s The BEST That Can Happen?”

By LBaucom on Monday, February 16th, 2009 | No Comments

In the last rule, I proposed that the question “what’s the worst that could happen?” can be a useful “reality check” when fear grabs and limits you. This rule goes from the opposite end. My wife brought this question to my attention, and even if I tease her (when my son said he was nervous [...]

Rule 7: Ask “What’s The Worst That Can Happen?”

By LBaucom on Thursday, February 12th, 2009 | No Comments

Today, the question that can help you challenge your fears when thinking about doing something. You see, fear pretends to befriend and protect us. So it whispers into our ear all kinds of thoughts about not doing something because “something could go wrong.” But in actuality, there isn’t much fact behind the images of utter [...]

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