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Running a business is hard work, and when tough times come for entrepreneurs, it can be all too easy to base next-step decisions on fears rather than hopes and aspirations. The key to creating a positive turnaround in this tendency is to learn how to “flip the switch” on fear-based thoughts and embrace the possibility of success instead.
Flipping the switch on fear-based thinking means, first, identifying fearful beliefs that are coming up to challenge you. Once you’ve identified these, you can practice reframing them into something positive that will propel your life and business forward.
How to flip the switch
Here are some examples of fear-based thoughts and how to reframe them into helpful affirmations to help you overcome your toughest entrepreneurial moments:
Fearful thought: “I’m struggling to make money. I’m barely scraping by, paycheck to paycheck.”
Hopeful affirmation: “Money is always available to me, and my bank account is growing every day.”
Fearful thought: “Trying that new idea is too risky. I might fail.”
Hopeful affirmation: “I enjoy challenging myself because I know I can achieve anything I set my mind on doing.”
Fearful thought: “My competitor is having much more success than I am. I can’t make this work.”
Hopeful affirmation: “Opportunities for growth and success are falling into my lap on a daily basis.”
Fearful thought: “I feel stuck. I don’t know where to go from here.”
Hopeful affirmation: “I have so many options. I give myself the space to choose which one best contributes to my success.”
Put the affirmations you come up with into written form and place somewhere you can see them every day; then read them throughout the day so they…