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#089 - Transformational leadership coach, advisor and author Jacqueline Wales explains how to prevent fear from stopping you taking the next step.

What you'll learn

• [1:36] Why Jacqueline wrote her newest book ‘The Fearless Factor at Work’.
• [3:08] How Jacqueline learned about fear and how to move past it.
• [6:28] What fear does to us and how people usually respond to it.
• [9:04] How to tell the difference between excuses and valid reasons.
• [10:47] How to be more self-aware of how fear is affecting you.
• [13:59] What ‘being fearless’ really means.
• [15:18] How to conquer fear and stop worrying about what others are thinking.
• [17:19] The importance of setting boundaries and having pragmatic conversations.
• [20:21] How practicing prior to an event can alleviate the fear in the moment.
• [23:59] The risks of perfectionism and how it can prevent you from making actual progress.
• [27:02] How to know when you have prepared thoroughly enough.
• [29:25] How to reduce anxieties around decision making.

For the show notes for this episode, including a full transcript and links to all the resources mentioned, visit:

https://changeworklife.com/how-to-overcome-fear-and-take-the-next-step/

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