Episode 358: Facing Fear How Conquering Your Inner Critic Can Grow Your Business

Do you remember the last time fear held you back from pursuing your dreams? Was it that brilliant business idea you were too scared to launch, or that game-changing decision you hesitated to make? We've all been there, paralyzed by the relentless whispers of our inner critic. But what if I told you that facing fear head-on could be the key to unlocking unprecedented growth in your business? In today’s episode of  "Bella in Your Business: Pet Industry Business Podcast,"  I'm excited to share a profound discussion about fear and its impact on our potential. It is a universal experience that can hinder us with self-doubt and uncertainty. It's essential to recognize that it is merely an illusion, not a reality. In this episode, I will share personal stories and experiences from listeners like yourself who have confronted and conquered their fears, emerging stronger. We'll delve into the psychological effects of fear on relationships and personal growth, and I'll offer practical strategies to overcome it. We will discuss calming techniques, breathing exercises, and the importance of confronting fears head-on. Additionally, we'll explore the incredible power of visualization and manifestation, teaching you how to shape the life you truly desire through the mind's potential. But here's the most exciting part—I want to hear from you. Share your current fears and challenges with me, and together, we'll tackle them. Topics & Key Points: Fear is a universal experience: Everyone experiences fear, but it can either propel us forward or hold us back. The impact of fear: Fear can have psychological effects and limit our behavior and opportunities if left unchecked. Fearless living: Those who are fearless have a different relationship with fear and don't let it rule their decisions. Overcoming fear: Taking time to calm down, breathing exercises, facing fears, and gathering facts can help overcome fear. The power of visualization and manifestation: Visualizing and talking about a clear vision can positively impact various aspects of life. Verbal processing and communication: I recommend using the app Voxer for verbal processing and encourages reaching out for help. Fear as a separate entity: Fear should be acknowledged but kept separate from the main part of the mind. Keep jumping: Despite the fear, it's important to keep moving forward and face our fears together. Timestamps: [00:41] Marketing to Millennials feedback [01:02] Funny podcast interactions [03:00] The concept of fear, its impact on different aspects of life [10:25] Overcoming fear [11:37] Fear of success [12:54 Taking control of fear [20:20] The importance of visualizing and manifesting your goals [21:19] How fear can manifest in business decisions and relationship [22:27] Advice on managing fear by acknowledging its presence Notable Quotes: [00:04:36] “Sometimes fear actually propels us forward and sometimes fear holds us back." [00:05:04] “Fear is an unpleasant emotion caused by the behalf or the belief that someone or something is dangerously likely to cause pain or threat." [00:11:54] “Your body, your brain is not conditioned to receiving good things because it's conditioned to being in fear, waiting for that next shoe to drop." [00:13:06] “When you're constantly living under that shadow of internally or externally triggered fear, it takes a serious toll on your mind and your body, and you got to pay attention to your body when you feel it." [00:13:52] “Those people that are fearless, they that is not the absence of fear. It just means that they have a relationship with fear and they don't let it rule the decision that they're making.” Resources: Podcast: Bella in Your Business: Pet Industry Business Podcast Join Mastermind Email Bella: [email protected] Sign up for a 20 mins call  How To Do A 30 Second Networking Commercial Episode 357: How to appeal to millennials and the hybrid work to gain more clients in your dog walking business Connect with Bella Website Facebook YouTube Did you love this episode? If you liked this episode, please head on over to iTunes and leave a five-star rating and review. Every single review helps get this community bigger, stronger, and better. It gets other jumpers just like you into the community. Always remember when life gets down, always keep jumping. Transcript: Welcome to another episode of Bella in Your Business. My name is Bella Vasta from Jump Consulting, and today we're going be talking about fear. How does it propel you forward? How does it hold you back? And what place in your life does it have? However, before we get into that, I want to give a shout-out to Stephanie from Chicago, our urban pups. We got a lot of feedback on our podcast episode, our last one when we talked all about marketing to millennials, and this whole new hybrid work model and how that affects the way that you should be marketing and how you can attract more clients. Listening to what Stephanie had to say about this past episode. Hey, Bella, today's episode is probably one of my favorites. Oh my gosh, does it hit on something we're all struggling with? And I've been struggling with sort of wrapping my mind around how to dress it. And there are some great actionable steps that I'm gonna write down and start to put into place on our social, and our website. Thank you, Bella, you're the best. I love it when I get feedback from you guys. It is. It means everything to me. Because like I've said before, I'm sitting here in my office recording all by myself. And unlike public speaking, which is one of the world's biggest fears. By the way. When you can see the reactions on people's faces or feel the energy. I don't on my podcast. So I love that. I also want to share something else that I thought was cute. Makayla Anders from Adventures, petsitting said, Listen up, I have something to say. I just had to jump on here and tell you a bit of a story. So my husband has been undecided about Bella Vasta and her techniques since I started this journey of binging on her podcasts on Pandora. I came home after a long day and night of sitting and found my husband having a conversation with Bella through the podcast that I sent him. For reference, my husband handles the media and advertising part of the business. It was hilarious to listen to him ask Bella if she was gonna give his wife a buck kicbuckkickk and she needs it or if that's how I do things. Let's just say I scared him when he found out I was watching. So I think he's on board. Now for the Bella butt-kicking adventure. I thought that was hilarious. But then it also got followed up by Randa and her adorable kids, smileless and Dylan, who also have been listening for a very long time, actually, to Bella in your business. And she said Randy said, my kids talk back to Bella in the car. I love that it's such a family event. And you guys, I love this feedback. It means everything to me. And I just just keep it coming. Let me know who are you listening to. Where are you listening? What are your reactions? It's really good. And it also helps me understand who's listening. So I do try to keep this PG. Because I know we do have little ears layup out in Florida, her kids have listened with our two because you know you're in the car and people are listening. So what's up to all of you, families, and all of you kiddos that are listening, keep on learning and giving me your feedback. I love it. Today we're going to talk about something that does not matter whether you're a kid or an adult, it is something that is always going to be with you. And you are going to either have a healthy relationship with it or an unhealthy one. And it's not an either or it's not a black and white, it can be healthy in some areas, unhealthy and others. But my point of bringing this to your psyche, to your conscious level today is to make you think about where and what place fear has in your life. You know, I mean, I've I've had a whole bunch of examples. With my clients, you know, they're afraid to send the copy to the website designer. They're afraid to set boundaries with clients on cancellation policies. They're afraid to say no to bookings. And so then they overstepped their schedule or they ended up being late or not showing up for their family or their friends. They're afraid to speak their truth in any situation, fear rejection or judgment, or just have the relationship dissolve. Now normal fears are things like jumping out of an airplane or off a cliff to dive or maybe even just driving at rush hour hole boy or walking into a networking meeting where you have to stand up and publicly speak or do a 30-minute commercial. You know all of those things are fear and sometimes fear propels us forward. And sometimes fear holds us back. So I want you to kind of think about it and I'm going to take it to an educational level. First I am going to read a little bit of this because I did do my research. I'm not a psychologist, although, for a lot of my friends, I do tend to be that person. I've had years of therapy and love reading about All this stuff, but I'm not an expert. So, according to the dictionary, fear is an unpleasant emotion caused by the behalf or the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain or threat. And, and the other thing that I think is important to bring up is that fear is physical, right? That's why like, if you've ever been in therapy, they'll say, like, where do you feel this in your body? They even teach my daughter in, in elementary school, you know, like, okay, we're having some big emotions, where do you feel it in your body and like to connect with what you're feeling? It's fear is physical. It's a stress hormone, hormone-like cortisol and adrenaline that is being released, your blood pressure and your heart rate increase, you start breathing faster,