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Preparation Eliminates Fear
There is a relationship between preparation and fear. The greater your preparation the less likely you
are to fear.
If you wait until the arrival of an event to start preparing, you have left it too late. The ‘pre’ in
‘preparation’ means ‘before’. It must be done before, not at the time of.
The most obvious example of this is our education. When at school we could conclude that the whole
thing is a waste of time and energy. It is not until we leave school that we realize that it is our
education that has prepared us to get a job.
Preparation is what must be done before the main event. This requires some forethought and vision.
The fight is won in the gymnasium or the war is won in the general’s tent.
Why do most people fear sitting for examinations? Generally it is because they have not studied and
so they do not know the answers. If you knew every answer would you feel fear? Preparation
eliminates fear by replacing it with confidence.
There are some exceptions where people do prepare adequately but panic in an exam situation. Yet
for most of us we fear because we do not pay the price of study. Preparation is the key to most things
in life. This is illustrated in the following Zen story:
During the civil wars in feudal Japan, an invading army would quickly sweep into a town and take
control. In one particular village, everyone fled just before the army arrived - everyone except the Zen
master.
Curious about this old man, the General went to the temple to see for himself what kind of man this
master was. When he was not treated with the honour and submissiveness to which he was
accustomed, the General burst into anger and shouted
as he reached for his sword,
“Don’t you realize you are standing before a man who could run you through without blinking an
eye!”
But despite the threat, the master seemed unmoved. The master replied calmly
“And do you realize that you are standing before a man who can be run through without blinking
an eye?”
This story teaches us many lessons. This old man did not live his life according to his fears. He faced
death in the eye, without flinching. He was calm and nonviolent, letting life unfold. His strength was
greater than that of the sword. There were principles in his life that were more important than life itself.
He not only lived for these principles but he was prepared to die for them. This was his
magnum opus, i.e. his greatest work. He had overcome the body. To eliminate fear in its totality we
must be prepared to die.
The above article on "Preparation Eliminate Fear" is an extract from the ebook "7 Ways to Live Life to
the Max". It reminds us that in order to eliminate our fear, we have to be prepared. Are you prepared?
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1. Maxers Know The Big Picture While Not Ignoring The Small One
• Live To Fulfill The Measure Of Your Creation
• An American Psychologist
• Hierarchy Of Needs
• Characteristics Of Self-Actualizing People
• Competition In Life
• Nature And Environment
• The Eagle School
• We Are All One
• The Grand Design
• The Fifth Child
• To Reason Is Divine
• The Mysteries Of Life
• Know Thyself
• Knowing Our Progenitors
• His First Parents
• The Treasure House
• Another Window To Your World
• Spiritual Genetics
• Crossing Over
• Small Things Do Count
• It Was Only A Shoe box
• The Keys
• There Is A Process
• When The Student Is Ready The Teacher Arrives
• Our Great Teachers
• The Refiner's Fire
• What Was Happening To You In 1992?
• Gillian Barre Syndrome
• The Stolen Car
• The Recession We Had To Have
• Could Things Get Any Worse?
• Fire Is The Test Of Gold
• Adversity Overcomes Procrastination
• Freedom To Choose
• Why Decision - Making Is Difficult
• Operation Thunderbolt
• Time - Out Or Burn Out
• An Ancient Practice For A Modern Society
• The Sabbatical
• Why Not Design Your Own Sabbatical?
• Retaining The Newness
• Chapter Summary
2. MAXERS LIVE IN THE REAL WORLD
• The Seduction Of Life
• The Grass On The Other Side
• Money The Great Seducer
• Stuffed And Animated
• The Magical Tent
• That Car
• The Other Woman
• We Knew We Would Not Get It
• The Hitchhiker
• A Beautiful Mind
• The Other Voices
• The Ultimate Power
• The Temple Of Sais
• A Defining Moment
• Do Not Procrastinate Life
• The Cycle Of Life
• King Solomon
• The Seasons Of Our Life
• The Only Season Is Now
• Every Day Is A Great Day
• The Scapegoats
• The Buck Stops Here
• The Halcyon Days Of The Eighties
• The Crows And Canaries
• The Excuse Peddlers
• Chapter Summary
3. MAXERS LIVE BY A CODE OF ETHICS
• The Eternal Fitness Of Things
• The Sinking Village Of Yarraville
• What Will You Become?
• Why Live By A Code?
• Codes That Others Have Lived By
• Florence Nightingale
• Desiderata
• What Are You Prepared To Die For?
• The Fall Of Massada
• Walls And Fences
• The Freedom Fence
• The Wall Builders
• The Freemasons
• Rotarians
• Write Your Own Mission Statement
• The Secret Of Attracting Happiness
• The Result Of Ethical Living
• Honesty Is Still The Best Policy
• Trust, The Twin Brother Of Honesty
• The Wooden Bowl
• Ulterior Motives
• Chapter Summary
4. MAXERS LIVE THEIR DREAMS BY CONQUERING THEIR FEARS
• Actions Are Born Of Dreams
• The Language Waiting To Be Learned
• The Road Waiting To Be Traveled
• The Vicarious Experience
• The Book Waiting To Be Written
• Humanitarian Dream
• The Risk Takers
• Your Angle Of View
• The School Bully
• Preparation Eliminates Fear
• Sir Gawain And The Green Knight
• The Final Enemy
• To Live Your Dreams You Must Cross The Rubicon
• The Perseverance Factor
• Rabbi Akiva
• What Is This?
• Focus
• Landing Without Focus
• A Disciplined Mind
• You Were Created To Win
• Chapter Summary
5. MAXERS ARE LOVERS
• Love Is A Spiritual Fire
• In Jail
• Standing For The Teacher
• The Russian Immigrant
• The Hajj
• The Pilgrims
• Showing Appreciation
• Avoid Criticism Like The Plague
• If You Have To Criticize
• Accepting Criticism
• Become An Encourager
• Chapter Summary
6. MAXERS LET GO TO HANG ON
• Closure, The Elixir Of Life
• The Monks And The Maiden
• Steps To Closure
• Turning Back We Go Forward
• You Are Right Too
• Prevention Is Better Than Cure
• The Ambulance In The Valley
• Your Anger And The Sun
• The Anger Test
• Tips To Reduce Anger
• Flight
• Accommodations
• Force
• The Treaty Of Versailles
• Compromise - Let Us Meet In The Middle
• Collaboration - Doing It Together
• Civil War Surrender
• Chapter Summary
7. MAXERS GIVE AND KNOW THAT GIVING IS THE MEASURE OF GREATNESS
• To Get By Giving And To Lose By Keeping
• Our Greatest Gifts
• Chief Seattle
• Time To Give
• What Should We Give?
• A Gift Of Value
• We Are All Colonizers And Pioneers
• An Ordinary Life
• Teaching People How To Fish
• The Difficulty Of Giving
• Giving Of Yourself
• The Hands Of Albert Durer
• You Receive By Giving As Long As You Do Not Give To Receive
• I Cannot Give What I Do Not Have
• Levels Of Giving
• Giving Is Not Always Convenient
• We Are All Beggars
• Attracting Happiness
• Happiness And Joy
• Another Model
• Mother Theresa
• The Comfort Zone
• Change - The Only Constant
• Knowledge And Information
• Knowledge And Faith
• Faith, The Servant Of Knowledge
• Knowledge Is Power
• The Ultimate In Knowledge - Inspiration
• The School Door Is Always Open
• Chapter Summary
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