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#906 - Erwin McManus - What It Takes To Live A Courageous Life

2025/2/22
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我年轻时深受恐惧困扰,认为自己是个胆小鬼,这限制了我的发展。后来我意识到,恐惧并非我的本性,而是一种可以克服的情绪。我开始采取行动,直面恐惧,并将其转化为前进的动力。我不断挑战自己,去往世界各地危险的地方旅行,最终被认为是无所畏惧的。 我的方法是将恐惧作为人生的指南针,每当我感到害怕时,就更加积极地朝着那个方向前进。我发现,对现实的恐惧往往比现实本身更强大,逃避恐惧只会加剧恐惧。因此,我选择直面恐惧,并将其转化为积极的能量,推动我不断前进。 在生活中,我们常常因为害怕失败而裹足不前,被恐惧所控制。而克服恐惧的关键在于,要让对目标的渴望大于对后果的恐惧。我们要相信自己有能力改变现状,并采取行动去追求理想。行动是克服焦虑和沮丧的良药,即使行动看起来微不足道,也能带来积极的改变。 我将积极情绪比作飞鸟,转瞬即逝;而消极情绪则像粘在身上的污垢,难以去除。我们天生容易被负面情绪所困扰,而积极情绪却难以持久。如果不付出努力,我们就会变得越来越糟糕,而不是越来越好。成为最好的自己需要付出努力,就像任何值得追求的目标一样。 过度思考也是一个普遍存在的问题,无论在哪个成就水平上都会出现。我们只会过度思考负面情况,而不会过度思考正面情况。克服过度思考的最佳方法是立即采取行动,通常第一个想到的解决方案就是最好的解决方案。 恐惧并不会让我们安全,反而会让我们陷入困境。真正的自由在于克服恐惧,走出自我设限的牢笼。我曾经非常害羞和内向,但通过不断挑战自己,我最终克服了恐惧,并找到了人生的意义。 我的自我信念源于我的信仰。我相信我的生命是有意义的,我可以通过爱和希望来改变世界。我曾经在极其危险的环境中工作,但从未感到害怕,因为我已经将恐惧抛之脑后。 自我爱和自我价值是克服恐惧的关键。真正的自我爱是接纳自己的不完美,并相信自己拥有内在价值。我们不应该为了证明自己的价值而努力,而是应该从内在价值出发,去创造和实现自己的目标。

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This chapter explores the pervasive nature of fear and offers strategies to overcome it. It emphasizes moving towards our fears rather than away from them, and the importance of choosing to "live" rather than merely "exist."
  • Fear is not our natural state, but a learned response.
  • Facing fears directly is a strategy to overcome them.
  • The choice between "existing" and "living" determines our engagement with fear and hope.

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Erwin McManus is a pastor, author, and speaker.

Fear is so ingrained in our minds that we forget it’s not our natural state. So how do we break free from it, understand ourselves better, and push past fear to become our best selves?

Expect to learn why people find it so hard to know and show themselves, why so many people are negative at a default, how to not get paralysed by overthinking, how do you live a courageous life, how to overcome fear and how to stop being so afraid, the biggest differences between being lazy and tired, why we’re so mean to ourselves, the most common myths people should stop believing immediately, balancing the tension between humility and confidence, and much more…

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