How To Flex Your Mental Challenge Muscle

Have you ever stepped away from a challenge or opportunity, and then slightly regretted it?Did fear make you miss your chance to do something that could have changed your life for the better?Some people turn down big career opportunities due to anxieties over travelling or public speaking.Or it might be something different, but whatever it was, it made them feel that they couldn’t take on that new opportunity, so they had to remain stuck.In today’s podcast I’m going to share some ideas that might help you understand why the mind presents us with such fears from time to time, and how to start learning how to overcome these anxieties.So the next time an opportunity presents itself, but there’s an anxiety barrier in the way, you’ll feel better equipped to rise to the challenge.I start by describing my own recent experience of last-minute nerves trying to dissuade me from doing a 3-day biking, hiking and camping trip. I explain how I overcame these nerves - and why my mind was giving me this anxiety.Show notesHelen Rennard’s new winter Munro record:https://www.ukhillwalking.com/articles/features/helen_rennards_new_winter_munro_record-16326Mollie Hughes South Pole expedition:https://molliehughes.co.uk/south-pole-expedition/Book - Fearless: Adventures with Extraordinary Women by Louise Minchin (Bloomsbury 2023)Aonach Eagach ridge:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aonach_EagachAndrew Huberman on the Anterior Midcingulate Cortex - see YouTube link below, at 1 hour 9 mins in.Main image: Sasin Tipchai sasint on PixabayGet full access to Inner Kindness Therapy at innerkindnesstherapy.substack.com/subscribe