Do it Through the Fear

I used to procrastinate doing tasks because I was afraid that I wouldn’t do them well enough.  Being a perfectionist didn’t help either having very high standards for what I considered “well enough.”    What if I made a mistake? What would people think of me?  Would they not like me anymore or lose respect?  Not only that, putting off doing the tasks only made me feel worse.  It caused me even more anxiety knowing that I  should be doing these tasks anyway. All of the procrastination, fears and what-ifs were paralyzing me. But they didn’t have to.  They were only thoughts and feelings, not facts.  I didn’t have to act or not act on everything that popped into my head.  To shift my perspective, I have placed the following affirmations where I can see them frequently:

• I am enough.

• My best is enough.

• I can’t control what other people think or do.

• What other people think of me is none of my business.

What tools have you used to work through the fear? Please comment below.