{"id":26939,"date":"2014-08-25T05:00:52","date_gmt":"2014-08-25T10:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhyatt.com\/?p=26939"},"modified":"2014-08-25T05:00:52","modified_gmt":"2014-08-25T10:00:52","slug":"four-emotions-derailing-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/four-emotions-derailing-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Emotions Derailing Your Goals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Emotions are powerful, especially if we let them work in our lives without paying full attention. They can derail our goals if we let them.<\/p>\n\n<p>In my experience there are four emotions that usually come mixed in a powerful cocktail, sure to undermine our goals: fear, uncertainty, doubt, and shame. Most of us succumb to these from one time to another. I certainly do.<!--more--><\/p>\n\t\t<aside class=\"tweetable tweetalign_center\" style=\"width:100%\">\n\t\t\t<blockquote>\n\t\t\t\tThere are four emotions sure to undermine our goals: fear, uncertainty, doubt, and shame.<cite>Michael Hyatt<\/cite>\n\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\t\t\t<ul class=\"actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"icon-arrow\"><a class=\"icon-twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?source=tweetbutton&text=There%20are%20four%20emotions%20sure%20to%20undermine%20our%20goals%3A%20fear%2C%20uncertainty%2C%20doubt%2C%20and%20shame.%20https%3A%2F%2Ffullfocus.co%2F%3Fp%3D26939&via=michaelhyatt\" title=\"Share Quote on Twitter\" target=\"_blank\">Tweet<span> Quote<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/aside>\n<p>Early in my career, I used to suffer from social anxiety. I couldn\u2019t go an office party without getting clammy hands. I\u2019d sweat like crazy. It was embarrassing. My only defense was to avoid going. But of course that avoidance meant I missed opportunities to advance my career.<\/p>\n<p>Later, when I was named CEO of Thomas Nelson, I was hammered by pretty intense feelings of inadequacy, which is just another name for that dangerous cocktail. <em>It\u2019s only a matter of time before they find me out<\/em>, I thought.<\/p>\n<h3>A Universal Challenge<\/h3>\n<p>As it turns out, most leaders are like that. Whenever I speak on this topic, they admit it. It\u2019s a universal affliction.<\/p>\n<p>And it\u2019s natural. There\u2019s no playbook for leaders, no manual. We\u2019re all making it up as we go. Under those circumstances, who wouldn\u2019t feel like they might blow it?<\/p>\n<p>To this day I feel it every time we launch a new product. It\u2019s the most natural feeling in the world. The truth is that any leader that doesn\u2019t feel that way should probably get fired. They\u2019re obviously self-deluded.<\/p>\n<p>But just because I wrestle with these four emotions doesn\u2019t mean I have to succumb to them. Two realizations have helped me develop some immunity to this deadly cocktail.<\/p>\n<h3>Two Powerful Realizations<\/h3>\n<p>The first is something my daughter Megan always says: \u201cNobody is thinking about you as much as you\u2019re thinking about you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a simple but powerful statement. It takes the teeth out of any fear I feel because I realize everyone is probably just as nervous as me. And if that\u2019s true, they\u2019re thinking about themselves, not me.<\/p>\n<p>Once you get that everyone\u2019s thinking about themselves and wondering how they\u2019re coming off you can stop worrying. It actually makes the whole thing seem kind of comical.<\/p>\n<p>The second realization is that nothing good ever happens when I\u2019m tucked in my comfort zone. If I\u2019m not struggling with all these emotions, I\u2019m probably in my comfort zone\u2014and I\u2019ve learned that\u2019s an unprofitable place to be.<\/p>\n<p>Going outside my comfort zone stretches me. It causes me to grow and be more creative. I might hatch an idea in my comfort zone, but to bring it to reality requires the bravery of stepping out.<\/p>\n\t\t<aside class=\"tweetable tweetalign_center\" style=\"width:100%\">\n\t\t\t<blockquote>\n\t\t\t\tI might hatch an idea in my comfort zone, but to bring it to reality requires bravery.<cite>Michael Hyatt<\/cite>\n\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\t\t\t<ul class=\"actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"icon-arrow\"><a class=\"icon-twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?source=tweetbutton&text=I%20might%20hatch%20an%20idea%20in%20my%20comfort%20zone%2C%20but%20to%20bring%20it%20to%20reality%20requires%20bravery.%20https%3A%2F%2Ffullfocus.co%2F%3Fp%3D26939&via=michaelhyatt\" title=\"Share Quote on Twitter\" target=\"_blank\">Tweet<span> Quote<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/aside>\n<p>Fear, uncertainty, doubt, and shame can sink our dreams and derail our goals. But they don\u2019t have to. It\u2019s up to us how we respond. If we\u2019re aware how they\u2019re working inside us, we can face them down and overcome their negative influence.<\/p>\n<div class=\"reminder\">Do you ever face these four emotions? If yes, what do you do to combat them?<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emotions are powerful, especially if we let them work in our lives without paying full attention. They can derail our goals if we let them. In my experience there are four emotions that usually come mixed in a powerful cocktail, sure to undermine our goals: fear, uncertainty, doubt, and shame. 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