Susan Jeffers - Feel The Fear & Beyond: Dynamic Techniques for Doing it Anyway

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Internationally renowned author Susan Jeffers has helped millions of people round the globe to overcome their fears and heal the pain in their lives. Her now classic work, Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway, has been a huge worldwide success and continues to ride high in the bestseller charts because it showed us all, in simple terms, how to transform our anxieties into confidence, action and love.

Feel the Fear... and Beyond is a practical companion to this important book yet it also stands alone as a must-have for facing life and facing fears in the twenty-first century. Filled with valuable exercises, it is designed to teach us that we can handle whatever life brings us in a powerful and life-affirming way. Susan Jeffers encourages us to make full use of these valuable tools when we are fearful of making changes or confronting new situations in our lives.

Internationally renowned author Susan Jeffers, Ph.D., has helped millions of people all over the world to overcome their fears and heal the pain in their lives. Her books have been published in over 100 countries and translated into over 36 languages. Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway is the book that launched her life-long career as one of the top self-help authors in the world. For more information visit www.susanjeffers.com

Books and Tapes

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

Feel the Fear And Beyond: Dynamic Techniques for Doing It Anyway

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

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

Opening Our Hearts to Men: Taking Charge of our Lives and Creating a Love That Works*

Losing a Love, Finding a Life: Healing The Pain of a Broken Relationship

Thoughts of Power and Love

The Fear-Less Series:

Inner Talk forA Confident Day*

A Love That Works*

Peace of Mind*

*Available on audiotape

Workshop Audiotapes

The Art of Fearbusting
A Fearbusting Workshop
Flirting From The Heart
Opening Our Hearts to Each Other

Visit Susan Jeffers Website at www.susanjeffers.com

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First published by Ebury Press in 2016

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To the many people
who have let me know Ive
made a difference in
their lives.

Please know that youve truly
made a difference in mine.

My deepest thanks.

A big thank you to my editor, Judith Kendra, who encouraged me to write this book and to all the people at Random House who lovingly made it a reality.

A big thank you to my American agent, Dominick Abel, and my British agent, David Grossman, who have always had my best interests at heart. As a bonus, Ive loved the lunches and dinners and laughs weve shared over the years.

A big thank you to my daughter, Leslie Gershman, who contributed her valuable insights about many aspects of this book. She lives her life in a Do It Anyway fashion and its wonderful to watch.

And, as always, a big kiss, a hug and thank you to my wonderful husband, Mark Shelmerdine, who never lets a day go by without letting me know, in words and actions, how much he loves me. My darling Mark, the feeling is mutual.

ONE OF THE most fulfilling experiences of my life has been the success of Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway. It is now available in twenty-three countries and as letters come in from thankful readers near and far, I am filled with a deep sense of gratitude. I am so happy we have touched each others lives.

In a way, Feel the Fear and Beyond is a thank you to the many friends Ive made throughout the world. It is my response to those who have asked me to create a companion book to help make the exercises in Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway become a meaningful part of their everyday lives. Its one thing to know what these exercises are; its another to take this knowing deep within your being so that you have the courage to live your life as you would like to live it. And that requires the kind of practice this book offers.

In addition to the exercises that are included, Ive interspersed some very moving letters Ive received from people who have made dramatic alterations to the way they see the world as a result of doing the exercises. Hopefully the reading of these letters will keep your commitment strong. While Ive naturally changed them a little to protect the identity of the writers, the essence of the letters demonstrates the power that the exercises have to transport you to the best of who you are and make you powerful in the face of your fears.

I remember a time many years ago when I was paralysed with fear. The world out there seemed vast and scary. Now the world seems to have shrunk to a very manageable size and I love being in it. I can tell you that my ability to keep moving forward with my life, despite any fear I encounter along the way, is a result of my commitment to practise the exercises I learned from my many teachers over the years.

I ask you to make this same commitment. Trust me when I tell you that the negativity in the world will always try to pull you down and make you weak. It is up to you to take an active role in remaining powerful and loving despite what is happening in the outside world. As you commit to doing the exercises, slowly you begin to live into the part of you that is filled with courage, trust, love, fulfilment, joy and all good things. The yearning disappears. You will have found the best of who you are.