Brian Johnson breaks down seven common fears from Darren Donnelly's sports fable Victory Favors the Fearless, with affirmations to conquer each one. The video draws on Stan Beacham's Elite Minds to show how fear holds people back from their potential.
Hi, this is Brian. Welcome back to another heroic plus one. In our last one we talked about fear and laziness. I promised we'd talk about the seven fears that Darren Donnelly tells us we must conquer in his great sports fable, Victory favors the Fearless. Let's get straight to work. Darren tells us, and I quote. There are seven common fears you must learn to defeat if you want to live a happy and successful life. Number one, the fear of what other people think. Number two, the fear of change. Number three, the fear of making the wrong decision. Number four, the fear of missing out on something better. Number five, the fear of not being good enough. Number six, the fear of failure being permanent. And number seven, the fear of being due for a setback. He says in some form or another, every major worry and self destructive thought is rooted in one of these seven fears. Fear again. It's what's holding you and me and all of us back from living the life you and I and all of us were born to live. In previous books, Darren recommends we check out Stan Beacham's brilliant book, Elite Minds. You know what Dr. Beauchamp tells us? As we've discussed, he tells us fear is your real opponent. It's all about fear. If you kill fear, you win. If you kill fear, you have your best year ever. If you kill fear, you train like a madman. If you kill fear, you go to college for free. If you kill fear, you stand on the podium, you get paid and you have strangers walk up to you and call you by name. When fear dies, you begin to live. And he says fear is keeping you from reaching your potential. Conquering fear should be your primary goal in life. Now each of the seven fears gets its own chapter. Brilliantly interwoven with seven rounds of our Heroes championship fight. At the end of the book, we get an affirmation to help us conquer each of the seven fears. Here they are. To deal with the fear of what other people think, we affirm. I am listening to my heart and and living my God given purpose. I have the power to succeed. To deal with the fear of change, we affirm. I seek victory by changing and growing. To deal with the fear of making the wrong decision, we affirm there is no such thing as certainty. I move forward by attacking, adapting and learning as I go. To deal with the fear of missing out on something better, we affirm I am all in. I am moving forward with grit and perseverance. Success does not require shortcuts. Success requires total commitment. To deal with the fear of not being good enough, we affirm I have the power to determine what I deserve. The bigger I dream and the harder I work, the higher I climb. To deal with the fear of failure being permanent, we affirm Because I failed, I am stronger and wiser than ever before. Fail, get up and keep fighting. To deal with the fear of being due for a setback, we affirm I am blessed, I am strong. I am protected by God. Great things are coming my way. My head just exploded with goodness There. How about you? That's today's +1. The seven fears, let's conquer them today.
