Jeffers - Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway®: Dynamic techniques for turning Fear, Indecision and Anger into Power, Action and Love

Copyright 1987, 2007 by Susan Jeffers, Ph.D.

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ISBN: 978-1-938296-62-8

Praise for

Living is taking chances, and Feel the Fearand Do It Anyway has helped so many people, both men and women, to achieve success.

LOUISE L. HAY
Author of You Can Heal Your Life

Should be required for every person who can read! I recommend this book in every one of my seminars!

JACK CANFIELD
Co-author of Chicken Soup for the Soul

Its a must! The most practical guide to personal empowerment I have ever read. Feel the Fear... and Do It Anyway goes to number one on my recommended reading list.

JORDAN PAUL
Co-author of Do I Have to Give Up Me to Be Loved by You

[A book that] calls to the courageous soul in each of usto which the soul answers Yes! so clearly that we cannot help but hear.

GINI KOPECKY,
Redbook

Comforting, practical, upbeat... a commonsense exercise program for the mind.

The San Diego Union

Unlike most books that purport to help the reader face lifes problems, Susan Jeffers is full of advice that is actually workable. Moreover, its a pleasure to read.

McCalls

Sage, commonsense advice. Useful for its encouragement and insights.

Booklist

Unique... A truly revolutionary tool to fearless living!

The Pilot

Dare to Connect: Reaching Out in Romance, Friendship and the Workplace*

Embracing Uncertainty: Breakthrough Methods for Achieving Peace of Mind When Facing the Unknown*

End the Struggle and Dance with Life: How to Build Yourself Up When the World Gets You Down*

The Fear-Less Series

Inner Talk for a Confident Day*

Inner Talk for a Love that Works*

Inner Talk for Peace of Mind*

The Feel the Fear Series

Feel the Fear... and Beyond: Dynamic Techniques for Doing It Anyway*

Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway: How to Turn Your Fear and Indecision into Confidence and Action*

The Feel the Fear Guide to Lasting Love*

Feel the Fear Power Planner: 90 Days to a Fuller Life

I Can Handle It: Fifty Confidence Building Stories for Children 3 - 7 (co-authored with Donna Gradstein)

Im Okay ... Youre a Brat: Setting the Priorities Straight and Freeing You from the Guilt and Mad Myths of Parenthood* (Titled - Freeing Ourselves from the Mad Myths of Parenthood* in the UK)

Life is Huge! Laughing, Loving and Learning from it All

Losing a Love and Finding a Life: Healing the Pain of a Broken Relationship

Opening Our Hearts to Men: Transform Pain, Loneliness and Anger into Trust, Intimacy and Love*

The Little Book of Confidence

The Little Book of Peace of Mind

Thoughts of Power and Love* (quotes from the works of Susan Jeffers)

* Also available in audiotape and/or CD

AUDIOTAPES FROM LIVE APPEARANCES

The Art of Fearbusting (also available in CD)

A Fearbusting Workshop

Flirting from the Heart

Opening Our Hearts to Each Other

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For the wonderful gifts of life and love, I dedicate this book to the loving memory of my mother, Jeanne, and my father, Leon.

I also dedicate this book to my jewel of a husband, Mark Shelmerdine, who brings so much love and joy into my life. I am truly blessed.

I do believe in miracles... and the success of Feel the Fear... and Do It Anyway is a miracle to me. So many publishers rejected it in the beginning that I almost gave up trying to have it published. After all, if you received a rejection letter, as I did, that said, Lady Di could be cycling nude down the street giving this book away, nobody would read it, wouldnt you be tempted to give up trying?

I actually did put the manuscript away in a drawer for a few years and almost forgot about it. One day, I decided to clean out that particular drawer... and there it was... waiting for me. I sat down and read through it again. I couldnt push away the feeling that my book had something important to say. This time I made a vow to myself: Somehow I am going to find a way to get Feel the Fear... and Do It Anyway out into the world! And so I felt the fear and tried once again to find a publisher. And this time, with a deep inner resolve and with the help of my agent, Dominick Abel, I found a publisher at last.

Twenty years have passed since Feel the Fear... and Do It Anyway was actually published. It is now in more than one hundred countries and has been translated into more than thirty languages. And that number continues to grow. From this continuous growth, one can conclude that the words I wrote so long ago are as relevant today as they were then... if not more so!

Fear will always be a part of all of our lives in one form or another. And this applies to people everywhere. From the letters of thanks I receive from all over the world, it is clear that no matter who we are, no matter where we live, no matter what we are experiencing in life, we all feel fear, but fear doesnt need to hold us back from living a rich and beautiful life. We can overcome our fears by regularly using the powerful tools that lie within these pages.

I thank those who have communicated with me for generously letting me know that Feel the Fear... and Do It Anyway has made a huge difference in the quality of your lives. It brings me a special feeling of joy and humility to know that I have touched the lives of so many people.

And for you beginners who are opening this book for the first time, trust me when I tell you that fear doesnt have to hold you back. You, too, can learn how to push through your fearsall of your fearswith a sense of power, excitement, and love. And thats what this book is all about.

As you will discover, the concepts and tools you are about to learn are meant to be used for a lifetime. Learn them well. And every time a new challenge comes into your life, you need only reach into your toolbox and move yourself from the weakest to the strongest part of who you are. As you do so, you will be absolutely amazed at the incredible amount of power you hold inside: power to love, power to succeed, power to help the world in your own special way. The journey to the best of who you are is exciting and rewarding, and I am so happy to be walking right along with you as you take those first important steps.