7 Fears That Prevent You From Truly Living [Alex Shalman.com]

What's holding you back? I bet it's fear. Fear cripples your aspirations, and everybody's got it in some way, shape, or form. The best way to beat fear is to face it. But how can you face it if you don't know what it is? Alex Shalman put together a list of the 7 common fears that are keeping you down. Here's the biggest one, in my humble opinion:

Fear of Criticism

All too often people are so afraid of being ridiculed that they don’t even try.

The truth is you can never please anybody so don’t even bother. There will always be people who try to put you down.

It is important that you use criticism to build you up instead of letting criticism make you weak.

Being a blogger I have had my share of criticism. Some of it has been valid while other times I found people who were just trying to tear me down.

If people take the time time to constructively criticize it means they care.

While it can be easy to get caught up in what your doing wrong, it is essential that you focus on what you’re doing right.

Use constructive criticism to help you grow and ignore the negative chatter.

There will always be those who try to put you down no matter what you say or do. Drop those people out of your life, you have no need for them. Instead surround yourself with people who genuinely care about you.

Never let criticism keep you from living your purpose. You know deep down what you need to do.

That goes right along with last week's posts on living up to other people's expectations. Click the above link and check it out. Go on - what are you afraid of?