Personal Development for Smart People: The Conscious Pursuit of Personal Growth
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Personal Development for Smart People
P r o g r e s s i v e Training
You can use the same progressive-training principle from Chapter 3 to gradually build your courage. Instead of tackling your biggest fear right away, confront your smallest fears first, and progressively work up to more significant acts of courage. First, select a fear y o u ' d like to overcome. It's okay if it's too big for y o u to tackle right away. N o w see if y o u can identify o n e small step y o u could take to confront that fear, something that w o u l d be a fairly mild challenge for y o u but that w o u l d still trigger some trepidation. For example, if y o u ' r e afraid to initiate a conversation with a stranger, your first goal might be to walk past a stranger and smile. If that still seems too difficult, start with an easier goal, such as making eye c o n - tact with a stranger for o n e second. Train yourself with your first baby step until y o u feel ready to in- crease the challenge. There's no specific number of repetitions y o u need to complete for each step, but five to ten is a good ballpark esti- mate. Suppose y o u master making eye contact with strangers, being able to hold it for one full second without looking away. You may feel a little anxious about it at first, but after ten reps, you're able to do it consistently. Then increase the challenge to t w o or three seconds. O n c e y o u ' v e mastered that, y o u may w a n t to progress to smiling. Next, try smiling and saying hi. Within a matter of weeks, y o u can slowly work up to starting a conversation with a total stranger. Each baby step builds your experience, allowing y o u to gradually progress from novice to expert without feeling o v e r w h e l m e d . M a k e each training step as small as y o u w a n t . Face mild chal- lenges that y o u ' r e fairly confident y o u can complete. Feel free to re- peat as many reps as y o u need until y o u feel ready for the next step. You control the pacing. By following this progressive-training process, you'll accomplish t w o things. First, you'll stop reinforcing the fearful avoidance patterns 110 Courage y o u exhibited in the past. S e c o n d , you'll condition yourself to act more courageously in future situations. Your fear will diminish while your courage grows. Download 1.6 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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