Fear is Nothing

     Your hearts racing!  As it continue's to beat out of your chest you feel a bead of sweat roll down your brow.  You're breathing faster while your knees become week.  Suddenly you're falling, fast!  It feels so real, but then your body jerks and your eyes flash open!  You awaken with the bed moving slightly.  Sigh, it must of been that silly dream again.

Cleo!

     For most people this is an all to common dream we have.  In reality though this is a fear that many people have as well.  There are several fears that are common among most people, the fear of heights is just one.  Nearly fifty percent of women are either afraid of the creepy, crawly, and slithering animals.  There are a few people that I know if you just mention the word spider, or snake to them they begin to look around in panic!  A lot of men fear not being "man enough" to do something.  Many fear not being successful and not being able to provide for their families.  Here are two quick things to remember when dealing with fears in your life.

     1) Always attack your fears!  Your fears are attacking you so why should you treat them any differently?  If you're always on defense and living in fear you won't go as far as you would have otherwise!  One thing I've personally done to tackle my fears head on is do just do it.  Yes, like Nike, Just do it!  I use to be nervous of snakes, because of how they are portrayed.  Vicious, venomous, deadly killers.  You never see a National Geographic special about how cute and nice snakes are.  Never!  When in actuality there are many species out there that are completely harmless.  I took this fear to another level when I decided I was going to buy a snake of my own.  Naturally my mom sided with the fifty percent who were afraid of them.  Thanks to my dad we convinced her it was okay.  Long story short... I bought a Ball Python.  A harmless constrictor.  The pictuer above is of her.  I do recommend doing your research before purchasing one.  As many snakes can live 40 years or more!  Here is a link with more info on them.. (Ball Python Info)

    2)  Most fear is mental!  Like anything in life it's usually a mental game.  If you can get past thinking about all of the bad things that COULD go wrong, and begin to think about the great things that will happen for you your life will most definitely improve!  As one of my favorite authors, Tim Ferriss, constantly says "what's the worst that could happen?"  In sales, it could be that the person says, no to your offer.  Who cares right?  While holding a snake it bites you.  So?  It hurts a little and you move on.  While snorkeling a shark bites you.  It will be okay, people have survived worse.  On the contrast of these bad things the good that could come from these things are far beyond great!  The shark doesn't bite you.  Instead you get amazing shots of a great white!  Instead that one sale changes your life, because of the monthly contract you made with Disney World!  Instead the snake just looks at you and slithers away!  This link shares more info about conquering fear and getting past things mentally!   (Perception is Your Deception)

Thanks for Reading

Seth R. Maris

Health, Finance, Personal Development

Over the past several weeks I have been doing research, analysis, and putting people as a whole under the microscope.  Through these studies the findings I have been able to get have been fantastic for further website development.  I have come to conclude through this research that there are three main things that can best help to improve the lives of other people.  These are health, finance, and personal development!  In the coming weeks look for awesome changes to the website regarding these three categories.  From this point forward all writings, articles, and posts will be surrounding these three things.  With that said here is my top 10 countdown of the best quotes regarding these categories!  Enjoy!

10)  "We all have great inner power.  The power is self-faith.  There is really an attribute to winning.  You have to see yourself winning before you win.  And you have to be hungry.  You have to want to conquer!  -- Arnold Schwarzenegger

9)  "Fear less, hope more, eat less, chew more, whine less, breathe more, talk less, say more, hate less, love more, and good things will be yours" -- Swedish Proverb

8)  "The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire; the size of your dream; and how you handle disappointment along the way!" -- Robert Kiyosaki

7)  "But you are the average of the five people you associate with most, so do not underestimate the effects of your pessimistic, unambitious, disorganized friends.  If someone isn't making your stronger, they're making you weaker!" -- Tim Ferriss

6)  "Do the work, and you will get the results!" -- Bryan Farmer

5)  "I hated every minute of training, but I said "Don't quit.  Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion!" -- Muhammad Ali

4)  "I can accept failure, everyone fails at something.  But I can't accept not trying." -- Michael Jordan

3)  "It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it.  If you think about that, you'll do things differently!" -- Warren Buffet

2)  "The key is not to prioritize your schedule, but rather schedule your priorities!" -- Stephen Covey

1)  "I believe all people at their core are good, but the decisions we make day in and day out effect the way others view us." -- Seth R. Maris

Stay tuned on our Facebook page for Improve Your Life.  I will be holding a special "Get to Know Me" with full question and answer segment included!  This will be held this up and coming Friday, July 28th.  From 5pm Central time I will be available on Facebook to chat with all of my readers and answer any questions you may have!  I look forward to getting to know some of you better!  

Thanks for reading!

Seth R. Maris