I can’t believe that this is the last day of the Just For Today Challenge – 31 Days To A Better You. The last 31 days have flown by!

We find ourselves at the very last Challenge. Today’s Challenge was the hardest by far for me to write as this is my last chance to make an impact on our lives during this Challenge. It was very difficult to come up with the last Challenge as there are so many others Just For Today changes that we could have done to make a difference in our lives that it was hard for me to just pick just one. But, I think that today’s Challenge to Suspend Reality For Today deserves a special place as it is definitely something that, if conquered, can make a HUGE impact on our lives.

What do I mean by suspend reality? I’m talking about what you feel when you want to ask that girl or guy out but something stops you. It’s when you have a life-long dream but you convince yourself that you can’t go after that dream. It’s when you think you deserve a raise, but something always stops you from asking for one. It makes us rethink our decisions to change for the better.

Of course, I’m talking about the scariest four letters in the English language F-E-A-R. It’s our fear that stops us from going after what we want in life and which holds us back from giving 100% of ourselves.

Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears. – Les Brown

Try to suspend what your reality is telling you today. Your reality is only your perception of it. If you are telling yourself you can’t do something because of your circumstances, that’s your fear talking. After all, I’m sure that with over 6 billion people on the planet someone somewhere who has the same circumstances as you has figured out how to do what you want to do in life. If they didn’t let their fear stop them and figured a way, then so can you!

You don’t believe that you can attain your financial goal? Why? Because your reality is telling you that you’re not good enough, smart enough or deserve it? That’s your fear trying to convince you – don’t let it get the better of you. Suspend reality today and believe that you are good enough, you are smart enough and you do deserve to have everything you want in life. Move past your fear and figure out how you can accomplish your goal.

We can suspend reality and take action today on moving towards success. I bet you’ll find what you were so scared of, isn’t that scary after all. We tend to build up fear in our minds and this can paralyze us from taking positive actions.

The only thing keeping you from getting what you want are the stories you’re telling yourself about why you can’t have it. – Anthony Robbins

This is easy to say and very hard to do, believe me I know. A lot of the time we can be our worst enemies and give in to the fear. We come up with all sorts of reasons not to do things in our lives that will better us which sound totally plausible, but are really irrational – again it’s our fear speaking. Isn’t it true that we can convince ourselves of almost anything? What story are you telling yourself right now for why you can’t go after your dream?

What can we do about it? Well, we can try to suspend reality for one. Act as if you have no fear. I’m not talking about jumping out of a plane without a parachute – gravity is very real. I’m talking about not believing everything you tell yourself on why you can’t do what you really want to do in life.

Do what you fear, and the death of fear is certain – Anthony Robbins

We can acknowledge our fears. We are fearful of failing, of rejection, of success, of being laughed at.

Okay, now that we know what we are scared of, what can we do to mitigate those perceived fears? Can we try as hard as we can and be as prepared as much as we can so that the chance of failure isn’t as great? Can we accept that we are only human and will be rejected at some point in our lives? Who goes through life with a perfect track record? No one I know does. Can we accept that in some things we will fail and in others we will succeed? We have a good chance of either one happening. Can you live with those odds? If you’re fearful that you might actually succeed, are you able to live with the consequences?

You can conquer almost any fear if you will only make up your mind to do so. For remember, fear doesn’t exist anywhere except in the mind.  – Dale Carnegie

Carnegie had the right idea. Change your mind (e.g. suspend what your reality is telling you) about fear. Fear isn’t real. It’s what you attach to situations or possible outcomes. Remove the perceived fear and you’ll be able to move forward in your life.

What are you going to do today, despite your fear? Share with us by leaving a comment below. Thanks!

Don’t forget to come back tomorrow for a review of the entire Just For Today 31 Day Challenges. I’m very interested in your feedback on how you did with the challenges.

For a list of all of the Challenges, see the Just For Today Challenge page.

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