Fear

What is fear? I'm not about to open a dictionary and give you the standard meaning of the word; like most words we tend to create our own definition that best suits our situation. To me, fear is something that can prevent you from achieving your full potential. My greatest fear is failure but over year I have accepted that failure is a part of life & success, this acceptance has allowed me to take more risks. Here's a few ways to overcome your fear:

Don't Doubt Yourself

Doubting yourself is the worse thing a person can do to himself. We normally doubt ourselves because we are afraid to fail but ask yourself 'how can I achieve my goals if I don't believe in myself?' Whatever your fear is, if you can believe you can do it even if it's just mentally then trust me you can do it. 'Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you can't be successful or happy.'

Chasing Dreams!!

We are all dreamers, in my world I believe there's no point of living without having dreams to chase. Someone once said to me "If your dreams don't fear you you aren't dreaming big enough", those words have stuck with me over the years and thinking about it now that person was 100% right. Here are a few ways to chase your dreams and make them a reality:

Be Patient

Rushing to make your dreams a reality is never good. A lot of people would want success but
I don't really believe in miracles, I like to believe if you work hard enough you can achieve whateveryou set your mind to. All good things take time and you need to work for it. 'Patience is a virtue!'

Never Give Up

Giving Up shouldn't be a part of your life. Yes, a dream could take a while but atleast you are attempting to chase it and hopefully making progress. As someone who dreams big, I have a lot of those dreams that I'm chasing, none have become my reality but I'm hoping they do someday. I don't care how long it will take but I'm never giving up on them. The only time you should give up or let go is when you realise that dream isn't for you but to be honest if you believe you can achieve it, it is for you!!

Believe in Yourself
There's no way you are going to succeed if you don't believe in yourself. When chasing your dreams you have to first believe you are capable of achieving it which means never underestimating yourself. I know that's quite hard but it's worth it. Don't count on people to believe in you and support you although that helps sometimes. If you believe in yourself, you will have abundant happiness.
Dream  + Believe + Effort + Happiness = Success 

Take risks
Taking small steps when chasing your dreams is always good but sometimes it's good take risks, you could even overcome some fears along the way. A few months ago, I took a risk to go for a photoshoot: I know this has nothing to do with chasing dreams but I enjoyed it and wondered why I kept putting off taking that risk. To succeed in life you need to make many decisions and take risks. So start taking risks today and see if your life will change!! 'Life begins outside of your comfort zone.'

Like I always say to my self 'If you can dream it, it's worth chasing.' Some people aren't worth being chased, dreams are! Dreams do come true but they take time so be patient and who knows? All your dreams could be your reality. xx