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In order to make successful changes in your behavior, you must put yourself in a state of mind-present, positive, and possessed-that is so powerful that the changes you are making no longer seem like an effort.
Once you are possessed , identifying and conquering fear is the next step toward a new positive attitude. Fear can be a very limiting emotion when it is used as an excuse to stop moving forward. Which fears are hindering your path to success?
It's Super Bowl time, so let's imagine you're the quarterback in the final moments of the 4th quarter of the big game and the score is tied. Your teammates are counting on you, your family is so proud of you-and of course millions of viewers are watching you across the nation. Feeling the pressure? Ominous, isn't it? So what's running through your mind? Do you see yourself doing the victory dance covered in champagne-or back in the locker room with your head in your hands?
When you are confident in your abilities, your fear and adrenaline will propel you to succeed on the field of life. If you are paralyzed by fear, you have no chance for success. You will either conquer your fears or they will conquer you.
Many wise statements have been made about fear-probably the most often quoted: "You've nothing to fear but fear itself," but let's look at this quote by Robert Heller: "Fear is excitement without breath."
Fear is an emotion that, when combined with a positive belief system and a healthy attitude, will drive you forward throughout your life.
As an Actor for REAL, Fear is a healthy, natural reaction that helps you anticipate what is coming next. What do you do with it?
Confront it
Handle it
Move forward
Fear places you in present time-it reminds you that you are in the now. The stage actor awaiting his entrance in the wings, places himself in the upcoming scene, runs through its events in his head and prepares himself emotionally to take the stage.
Like the actor back stage who is full of anticipation, charged with adrenaline, and yes-afraid, you too can use your fear to drive you. It will make you alert and ready for what happens next on your stage of Life. Without this early alert system you will be unprepared and unable to react to the events that unfold.
By replacing the word fear with anticipation, you transform the emotion of Fear into a positive driving force that stimulates your imagination and propels you toward success.
Simply trying to "fight" natural human responses such as Fear is rarely effective. Instead, befriend your fear and use it as a tool to empower you.
Be Bop!
About Thom McFadden
Thom McFadden has enjoyed the rewards of a lengthy and respected career as an actor in television and motion pictures, but is even more fulfilled in his role as a Coach. Popularly known as the "Coach-to-the-Stars," he has guided actors, writers, producers, directors, and hundreds of other industry professionals to realize their full potential for over 20 years. His dynamic business seminars enrich lives and increase the productivity of corporate executives and employees; helping them strengthen their brands, streamline communications and maximize profits. With his breakthrough book, "Acting for Real". Thom introduced the "McFadden Process" to the masses so that every day "real" people can effect real and lasting positive change in their lives by using the strategies and techniques Stars use to achieve staggering success. The advent of the Acting for Real Community (launching March. 2007) www.actingforreal.com, makes these secrets-taught by the Coach' himself-available Online 24/7. Thom has worked with dozens of top-name directors and co-starred with top actors in numerous feature films and over 100 television roles. View his credits at: www.imdb.com.
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