Susan Jeffers > Quotes

“The less you need someone's approval, the more you are able to love them.”
― Susan Jeffers, Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway

“We fear beginnings; we fear endings. We fear changing; we fear “staying stuck.” We fear success; we fear failure. We fear living; we fear dying.”
― Susan Jeffers, Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway

“I will handle it”
― Susan Jeffers, Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway

“Pushing through fear is less frightening than living with the fear which comes from the feeling of helplessness.”
― Susan Jeffers

“We have been taught to believe that negative equals realistic and positive equals unrealistic”
― Susan Jeffers

“… when you blame any outside force for any of your experience of life, you are literally giving away all your power and thus creating pain, paralysis and depression.”
― Susan Jeffers, Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway

“Pushing through fear is less frightening than living with the underlying fear that comes from a feeling of helplessness.”
― susan jeffers, Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway

“If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got.”
― Susan Jeffers, Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway

“One step at a time is enough for me. Impatience is simply a way of beating yourself up. (from Kammy haynes)”
― Susan Jeffers

“… the secret in handling fear is to move yourself from a position of pain to a position of power.”
― Susan Jeffers, Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway

“Say YES to life. Participate. Move. Act. Write. Read. Sign up. Take a stand. Or do whatever it takes for you. Get involved in the process.”
― Susan Jeffers, Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway

“Take a risk a day - one small or bold stroke that will make you feel great once you have done it.
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― Susan Jeffers

“Finding out what you don’t like is, paradoxically, as valuable as finding out what you do like.”
― Susan Jeffers, Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway

“Trust your feelings. If the path you’re on isn’t providing you joy, satisfaction, creativity, love, and caring, that’s not it.”
― Susan Jeffers, Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway

“THE KNOWLEDGE THAT YOU CAN HANDLE ANYTHING THAT COMES YOUR WAY IS THE KEY TO ALLOWING YOURSELF TO TAKE HEALTHY, LIFE-AFFIRMING RISKS.”
― Susan Jeffers, Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway

“... life is an ongoing process of learning.”
― Susan Jeffers, Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway

“WHY CHOOSE TO BE RIGHT INSTEAD OF HAPPY WHEN THERE IS NO WAY TO BE RIGHT?”
― Susan Jeffers, Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway

“... things such as losing a job, the death of a loved one, divorce, bankruptcy, illness. Once you have handled any of those things, you emerge a much stronger person.”
― Susan Jeffers, Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway

“For some reason we feel we should be perfect, and forget that we learn through our mistakes. Our need to be perfect and our need to control the outcome of events work together to keep us petrified when we think about making a change or attempting a new challenge.”
― Susan Jeffers, Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway

“ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PAIN IS VERY IMPORTANT; DENIAL IS DEADLY.”
― Susan Jeffers, Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway

“The fear will never go away as long as I continue to grow.”
― Susan Jeffers, Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway

“The phrase “say yes” means “to agree to” those things that life hands us. Saying yes means letting go of resistance and letting in the possibilities that our universe offers in new ways of seeing the world. It means to relax bodily and calmly survey the situation, thereby reducing upset and anxiety. Aside from the emotional benefits, the physical benefits are enormous.”
― Susan Jeffers, Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway

“We can’t escape fear.”
― Susan Jeffers, Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway

“You can’t avoid pain, but you can say yes to the pain, understanding that it is a part of life.”
― Susan Jeffers, Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway

“... security is not having things; it’s handling things.”
― Susan Jeffers, Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway

“IN SAYING “YES” LIES THE ANTIDOTE TO OUR FEAR.”
― Susan Jeffers, Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway

“You may be surprised and encouraged to learn that while inability to deal with fear may look and feel like a psychological problem, in most cases it isn’t. I believe it is primarily an educational problem, and that by reeducating the mind, you can accept fear as simply a fact of life rather than a barrier to success.”
― Susan Jeffers, Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway

“You have to do something to make your real life match your visualization.”
― Susan Jeffers, Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway

“I know it is hard to accept, but an upset in your life is beneficial, in that it tells you that you are off course in some way and you need to find your way back to your particular path of clarity once again.”
― Susan Jeffers, Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway

“Nothing is as satisfying as those moments of breakthrough when you discover something about yourself and the universe that adds another piece to the jigsaw puzzle. The joy of discovery is delicious.”
― Susan Jeffers, Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway