I never thought my biggest and worst fear about our home would ever materialize. The wind whipped around the cars. Trees bent sideways, leaves heavy with rain. Large branches crashed onto dark, slick roads. We couldn't see the car in front of us. The ten minute drive home that night was terrifying. As we turned down our driveway, I noticed a group of neighbors standing in the street and gesturing toward our house. I glanced over and panic surged through my chest. My heart dropped and ...
3 Fast, Effective (and Weird) Ways To Stop Your Fear Of Speaking
I Didn't Know How To Stop My Fear Of Speaking Over 400 people were waiting for me at the Wanamaker Auditorium in Philadelphia. It was 1979 and this was my first time speaking to a large group. I was a young broker at Merrill Lynch and I was going to talk about a new investment called a money market fund. As I walked towards the podium my heart started pounding faster. My face went from cool to burning the closer I got to the microphone. I gripped my notes in sweaty palms and my legs ...
Three Things Holding You Back
What's holding you back from doing what you want? Once you acknowledge what's holding you back, you can find ways to change and truly enjoy your life. VOICES IN YOUR HEAD The voices in your head come directly from your subconscious mind. When you were young most of those voices were your mother's. "Don't put your hand on the stove - you'll hurt yourself!" "Don't eat before you swim, you'll get cramps!" Even, "Always wear clean underwear just in case you go to the hospital!" Those voices ...
OMG I’m Gonna Die.
This morning I opened up an email from one of the internet's most popular medical newsletters. This famous physician is extremely knowledgeable and influential. He was one of the people who brought EFT, the Emotional Freedom Technique into the mainstream due to his wide readership. I opened his newsletter because his headline made me feel nervous and I realized that I had to read it. The headline read: If You Go To Church, Heed This Warning Take a look at a sampling of a few of his ...
We hope you were shaken up by the Philadelphia earthquake.
5.8 Earthquake in Virginia. Felt in Pennsylvania, Philadelphia and New York. Did you feel it too? It kind of makes you think about your life. A moment ago we were sitting in our 2nd floor office when we heard a low rumble. Thinking that it was a truck on Route 30 in Wayne, we ignored it. A moment later we felt our building undulate and move under our seats. We were confused. Surprised. We looked each other and bolted out of our chairs and ran outside. Were you frightened? Did the ...
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