Be Fearless: Quotes To Motivate You And Help You Overcome Your Hesitations

Fear is powerful. It can stop you from trying all kinds of things. While fear is something that every person will experience from time to time, there is a big difference between feeling fear and allowing it to control your life. But you can learn how to overcome it. The information below, including some motivational quotes, can help motivate you to overcome your hesitations in life.

What is fear?

Fear is the trigger that puts our body into the fight-or-flight response. Without fear, the human race would not have survived.

However, we don't have the same need for fear in the modern world as our ancestors did generations ago. So, instead of fear stopping us from getting eaten by a lion, it stops us from striking up a conversation with the cute person sitting next to us. Or it stops you from going after the job that you want because you think you might fail. Or it tells you that you shouldn't bother doing what you want because it's outside of your comfort zone.

But fear is just an emotion. It's something you feel but not something that needs to control you. You can learn how to handle the fear and also move forward.

How to know if fear is holding you back

Fear is sneaky. Many times, we don't realize that it's fear that's causing us problems. Instead, we have many excuses for why we think we are running into problems and hesitating to move forward. But often, if you dig deeper, you may see that fear is at the root of it.

Here are some signs to tell if fear is holding you back:

You have settled

Take a moment and look around at your life. Look at your job, where you live, how happy you are, and what you do in your spare time. Is this what you want your life to look like? If someone had asked you when you were ten what you wanted your life to look like, would you describe your current situation?

If you look at your life and feel like you have settled and given up on dreams, fear has likely held you back.

You do things you don't want to do because you can’t say no

If you're a people pleaser and afraid of rejection, you most likely have difficulty saying "no" to others. That means you end up spending time doing things that you don't want to do simply because you were afraid to turn them down.

You never take risks

Is your life perfectly calculated? Do you constantly find that you stay inside your safe zone, even if it means missing out on trying something new or fun? If you find that your friends are doing fun things and you're usually sitting on the sidelines, then fear is likely responsible.

You spend a lot of time in escape activities

If fear is holding you back, you might spend a lot of time doing things that allow you to escape from your real life. This could be excessive shopping, binging on Netflix, drinking, or doing drugs. When you enjoy life and fear isn't in control, you are more likely to enjoy things appropriately instead of overindulging.

Have no fear quotes

Do you need a little motivation? Do you want to overcome fear but struggle with taking that next step? Below are quotes that can spur you on to overcoming your fears. They can help you stop putting off what you want to do and take action now.

Stop hesitating and get started

"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing." - Walt Disney

"Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Wishing is not enough; we must do." - Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

“It is never too late to be what you might have been.” - George Eliot

"We generate fears while we sit. We overcome them by action." - Dr. Henry Link

"Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result but the cause of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful; perhaps different actions or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all." - Norman Vincent Peale

"There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long-range risks of comfortable inaction." - John F. Kennedy

Overcome difficulty

"The pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty." - Winston Churchill

"It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up." - Inspirational Quote by Vince Lombardi

"We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated." - Maya Angelou

"What you lack in talent can be made up with desire, hustle, and giving 110% all the time." - Don Zimmer

"You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don't try to forget the mistakes, but you don't dwell on it. You don't let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space." - Johnny Cash

Fear of failure

"You learn more from failure than from success. Don't let it stop you. Failure builds character." - Unknown

"I honestly think it is better to be a failure at something you love than to be a success at something you hate." - George Burns

"Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough." - Og Mandino

"I've come to believe that all my past failure and frustration were actually laying the foundation for the understandings that have created the new level of living I now enjoy." - Tony Robbins

"Forget about the consequences of failure. Failure is only a temporary change in direction to set you straight for your next success." - Denis Waitley

"No man ever achieved worthwhile success who did not, at one time or other, find himself with at least one foot hanging well over the brink of failure." - Napoleon Hill

"It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed." - Theodore Roosevelt

Power of your thoughts

"Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your unguarded thoughts." - Buddha

"I don't fix problems. I fix my thinking. Then problems fix themselves." - Louise L. Hay

"The spirit of the Individual is determined by his dominating thought habits." - Bruce Lee

"Whether you think you can or think you can't, you're right." - Henry Ford

“Focus on your goals, not your fear. Focus like a laser beam on your goals.” - Roy T. Bennett

"A person who doubts himself is like a man who would enlist in the ranks of his enemies and bear arms against himself. He makes his failure certain by himself being the first person to be convinced of it." Ambrose Bierce

Be fearless

“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing." - Helen Keller

"Being fearless isn't being 100% not fearful, it's being terrified, but you jump anyway…" - Taylor Swift

“Let us not pray to be sheltered from dangers but to be fearless when facing them.” - Rabindranath Tagore

What if you still feel stuck?

Overcoming fear is not an easy task. Fear can range from things that cause you mild anxiety to extreme phobias. Some fears are just a part of everyday life; others can be part of a diagnosable mental illness. But either way, a therapist can help you learn how to take control and overcome them.

There are different therapy types, like cognitive behavioral therapy, which helps you progress by learning how to overcome the negative thought patterns holding you back. Another form of treatment that can help you with fear is exposure therapy, where your therapist works with you to slowly expose you to the things you are afraid of to help you overcome your fear.

Sometimes, all you need is someone to talk to that can help you find the right strategies to use in your daily life to keep working towards your goals. If you're interested in overcoming fear, reach out to a licensed therapist. You can work with one in person, or you can talk with an online therapist.

Online therapy is an effective and convenient way to get the help you need right from the comfort of your home or anywhere you have an internet connection. When you sign up, you’re matched with someone who can start helping you right away, so you don’t have to worry about being on a waiting list. Research shows that online therapy is effective, too. In fact, one review of 14 studies found that it is just as effective as in-person treatment. Ready to get started? Sign up with Regain to take the next steps.

Takeaway

Everyone is afraid of something. Sometimes, our fears are small and don’t impact our lives significantly; other times, fears can be debilitating. The right quotes can help you overcome your fears, but if you need more support, online therapy might be a good option.