Why You Should Face Your Fear

I'm going to encourage you to face what scares you right now. There's something. Even if you've put it off, even if you've tucked it way down, even if you pretend it doesn't scare you, it's not that big a deal. There's something standing between you and your next level. Welcome to the Dean Grazios show. All success starts right here. It's a fear, it's an insecurity, It's. It's a person, it's a belief. There's something there for me, too. My next level on anything, there's always something. Of course I try to knock them down as fast as I can, but every time I find myself hesitating or not getting the momentum that I want, I realize that there's something, a fear, an old fear that popped up from my childhood that's just standing there. And I'm like, oh, shit, how did that obstacle get there? And I got to knock it out of the way. Listen, I came from divorce, so I didn't want to put my kids through that. Just be honest. I'm going to be honest. Like, I am always honest with you guys. I just say it like it is. My ex and I knew our relationship was over probably 10 years ago. We really did. But she came from divorce. I did. Neither one of us worked on us enough. We worked on being kick ass parents and we just stayed because we were both so afraid of what would happen to our children. Because again, we came from divorce, right? So we just ignored it and ignored it. And I ignored it because I last thing I want to do is like, I love being with my kids every day. They're here now, by the way, in the new office. I love it. They're in the other room. I just didn't want to be without him, not even for a day. So I'm like, you know what I screwed up on? Love. Every other area of my life is thriving. I felt guilty that I wanted love there too. So I'm like, I got love for my kids. I got love with the impact I make. I'm friends with. I was friends with my ex, even though we lived in even separate rooms. I mean, just being honest, saying it like it is, but I had this huge fear. And I've shared this with so many of you before, but I had this huge fear that I was gonna screw my kids up, that I'd be eternally lonely without them every single day. And that fear held me and my ex and my kids from thriving back for years. And I'm not saying divorce is a good thing, not even for a little bit. I'm just saying this was my circumstance. But when I finally faced that, and this is the same with business, the same with so many things in my life. But when I finally face that fear, and I went through anxiety and worry and stress and I focused on what could go wrong. The day I said, I'm facing this. The day I put the beacon of light up. The day I wrote down what was unacceptable in a relationship anymore and what's a must in the relationship and what I need my kids to see, to see the best of me, to know what love is, not whether parents live in separate rooms. The day I faced it. The day I put the beacon of light. The day I just got out of my own way and I faced it. I turned my ship into the storm of hell. I went through it. When I came on the other side, I was a better human. Now, I'd love to say, yes, I got wealthier. I'm just saying my business drive. Yes, I attracted the love of my life. Lisa is my other half. Yes, my ex is thriving. My kids are doing better now than ever before. Now they got a bigger family. It's incredible. Like, if you've seen this in Italy, everybody's together. It was. I could cry. It was so good. But the only way I found that is by facing my biggest fear. The only way I took my businesses to the next level is because I faced my biggest fears. When I was worried I could go broke or I'd let people down, or people make fun of me, or I wasn't smart enough, or I wasn't rich enough, or I didn't dress cool enough, or I didn't go to the right college, when I worried about all that crap, I stayed still. The day I turned my ship into that storm and I said, I don't give a shit what anybody thinks about me. I don't care if I fail. I have a bigger purpose. I have a bigger future planned out for me. I'm not listening to my friends. I'm not listening to my family. I'm not listening to the bankers who turned me down. I'm not listening to the person who didn't give me a credit. Like, I am going after it. When I faced that fear, on the other side of that fear is your next level. And some of it, some of you don't have a big fear right now. Some of you have a subtle one that you don't realize is like a burning ember inside of you. And it subtly pushes you away. Like, no, no, I got this. Dean. Dean, you went through a tough time. And maybe some of you people. Not me. I'm good. I don't know if you are. Sometimes it's hidden. Sometimes it's an insecurity that you found a way to mask. Sometimes it's a fear that you put a lid on. I would just spend a little time to say, if you want momentum, if you want momentum, try to find what that is and break through it. If you liked this podcast, make sure you rate it. 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