Comments on: Is your potential hamstrung by fear?

By: Colin

Colin — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 23:01:43 +0000

Thanks Alison – I like that, False Evidence Appearing Real. Sometimes it can appear only too real and it takes a lot of courage to take that step anyway!

By: Alison Perry

Alison Perry — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 22:45:56 +0000

Hi Colin, I agree with you. Fear can prevent us from really experiencing life in all its fullness. But if we “face the fear and do it anyway” it’s never as bad as we imagined. I heard this before: FEAR stands for False Evidence Appearing Real. I used to love my comfort zone but it’s a really boring place to be. It’s much more fun pushing those boundaries!

By: Graham Southwell

Graham Southwell — Tue, 22 May 2012 19:55:27 +0000

Thanks Colin,
Great post. Fear manifests itself in so many ways. How many organisations are run on the basis that “It is better to ask permission than seek forgiveness?”. How much better to foster a culture that the organisation seeks to empower its people to be the best that they can be – safe in the knowledge that they will be supported when they do something as opposed to being made to justify why they did what they did. Such a culture stifles creativity and creates a “not my problem” type of attitude – where people do what is necessary to keep the boss happy – but nothing more.