How To Overcome Fear of Flying

Many have told you that the world is experiencing recession. There are three basic queries when recession is talked about. These are the following: What is recession? What happens during a recession? and What are the causes of economic recession. The ignorance of people to answer these questions hinders them to battle recession and result fear amongst many. People are not able to soar high because of lack of knowledge and because of fear. Now I’m giving you the knowledge you need.Economists say that a recession is a general slowdown in economic activity over a sustained period of time or a business cycle contraction. It is during this time that many macroeconomic indicators vary in similar way. Looking at the bad side of recession, recession effect include slow down or fall of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), employment, investment, household income, business profits, investments and many more. We all tend to look at the negative side only. Few are those who look at the positive side of a negative incident. There are people who have developed their optimism well that they know when something negative happens they know that somehow or in some ways still there are positive things that it may bring them. Recession may also bring a lot of opportunities.The problem with most people is that they spend more than what they earn. Here are some tips on how to survive the great depression:•    Buy what you only need. How many times have you bought something then when you reach home you regret why you have spent money for such thing. Most of us are impulsive buyers. We buy what pleases the eye but in reality it is something that we don’t need. So, when choosing an item to be bought make sure that such item is part of you need. It takes a lot of time however to practice how you will identify your needs and wants.•    Do not be particular with brands. You should be after of quality. It does not always follow that expensive brands offer quality products. If you know how to examine well, Brand X and Brand Y may have different prices only because Brand X has paid for a bandwagon or testimonial type of advertisement.•    Limit your expenses. Learn how to save for rainy days. All of us were able to read the story “The Ant and the Grasshopper” yet only few of us live in accordance to the moral of the story. We act as one day millionaires oftentimes. Recession teaches us to be more like an ant rather than a grasshopper. There is no one better than a soldier who keeps his focus and is ready to face whatever the future brings.•    Show dedication and commitment in your work. Because of economic financial crisis, companies lay off some of their workers. They usually survey those who work best and those who work the least. It is the latter who is most likely to be one of those who will be laid off. If the owner or manager knows that you are an asset to the company, you are on a safe ground. There is 101% that you will be retained. Hence, you will still have a job even if there is recession.

No doubt there is a certain amount of tension involved as well as apprehension. But you know it cannot go on this way forever.

What makes you so nervous is that everything in cyberspace up to this point has been wonderful. It seems like the first thing the two of you do when you get off work is log on. Then time flies as you chat, laugh console and encourage each other to the wee hours of the morning and beyond. Sure you are tired the next day you go into work but not really. The energy the two of you generate is enough to sustain you thru the day; or at least to that first coffee break.

You connect with your cyberdate like no one you have ever met offline. And in many ways that is what is making you nervous; taking this relationship to the offline world.

While there have been a number of online success stories, you are probably also familiar with many others that did not work. Two people that were the epitome of soulmates online met for the first time in the non cyberspace world and for whatever reason it did not work.

In fact a more accurate description is dating disaster. Maybe one person or both were not totally truthful with each other. It could be that like you and your cyberdate, they talked so much, that when they met face to face there was nothing left to talk about. Or the chemistry online just did not survive the transition to the offline world. It happens.

But you cannot let fear of what might happen stop you from taking that next step. You want to meet this person and they have hinted strongly that they feel the same way.

The truth of the matter is there is no assurance things will work. But that goes for just about everything in this world.

To see if that online chemistry was the real deal stay away from the traditional movie routine. It is tough enough to get to know someone but sitting in a darkened theater for a couple of hours is going to make it that much harder.

Instead mentally go through that catalog of online chats and see if you can suggest something which is fun for both of you while maintaining the interaction you need to get to know each other better. Like miniature golf? That is a good way to share some time together. Stay away however from being overly competitive. With some people any little game makes them aggressive to the point they have to win no matter what. That can be a serious turnoff. Keep in mind this is supposed to be a date not a tournament.

Maybe you both are serious art lovers. Find a museum. Walking around discussing which paintings or sculptures you like and dislike is a very good (and subtle) way to get to know each other.

No matter what you choose make sure it is an environment that you are both comfortable with. Not only does that mean places where you can get to know each other better but safety; namely yours and theirs. If they are who they say they are, then they will greatly appreciate your watching out for them.

After a few false starts with online dating you have finally met someone that you like a whole lot. They could even be that special someone. But there is no way you will ever know that unless you meet them face to face. Yes it can be scary. You are working without a net so there is no guarantee that it will be the greatest date of you life; or even in the top ten.

Do not let any of this dissuade you. In fact be excited. This is your chance to use those online conversations to have an even better time and potentially build a deeper relationship.

The statistics are finally to hand! Number of people dead from public speaking in the last 2 decades equals zero. Who would have thought that. So we can be reasonably sure that making a funny wedding speech is even safer than flying – not even those wondeful airline statistics can match this one.

We believe that delivering a funny wedding speech is the best way of settling nerves, winning over an audience and keeping the tone light; after all its a wedding – a happy occasion. To get it across properly though, you need to control the jitters that come with public speaking.

If you are inclined to betting, heres a sure thing: when you stand up to deliver a funny wedding speech at a reception not one person in your audience will notice that your knees are shaking or that your hands are clammy. Put money on that. No matter how experienced you are at delivering a wedding speech, the adrenaline rush and a certain amount of the jitters will be present, as learned from dozens of people who have been there. You can make book on that too.

Nothing will take away the sense of trepidation that standing up amongst a large group of your peers and delivering a speech will generate. It is a genuinely courageous act. But it is also an action that will reward you with a sense of satisfaction and an adrenaline rush unlike anything else you can do with all your clothes on. Accept that preparation, although extremely important, will not take away the trepidation you may feel, but simply make you better prepared and more confident of a successful conclusion to your funny wedding speech and a suitably impressed audience.

There are many resources available for learning speech craftsmanship. The best and most widespread is Toastmasters International – look them up in your area. The meetings are fun and you will learn to control your fear by preparing good speeches. (No, we are not a secret recruitment agency for Toastmasters. They are just very good at what they do.)

The biggest problem with anyone looking at locating resources to help is that time plays a very important part. We are constantly reviewing help resources and the very best we can find are posted here. Have a look and good luck.

How do you persuade someone to do what you want them to do?

A whole world of marketing exists around us trying to do that
every minute of the day. Do you even notice it anymore or, like
your prospects, have you subconsciously set up a system of
“radar defenses” against the daily bombardment of marketing
messages?

Take a minute and count up the advertising methods which fight
for your attention (and money) every day. Just the basic list
includes:

· Yellow page ads

· Newspaper and magazine ads

· Postcards, catalogs, and direct mail circulars in your “snail
mail” box

· Radio pitches interrupting the flow of your favorite songs

· TV ads - about 20 minutes worth per hour now

· Hundreds of storefronts, “mega” malls, and strip malls

· Highway billboards by the thousands

· Circulars hung on your doorknob

· Illegal signs on stop signs and telephone poles

· Legitimate email messages

· Spam email or UCE (unsolicited commercial email)

Just these 11 sources can overwhelm your brain with marketing
messages. Like trapped rats, people develop defenses against
this never-ending onslaught. They throw up a wall or a “radar
defense” that goes into action the minute they smell a “pitch”
or a sales job. Don’t blame them. We all do it!

So how can you get around this psychological wall against the
constant sales and marketing messages? Well, the answer does NOT
lie in hitting people with more frequent and obnoxious
advertising or sly, sneaky tactics. You might get them to trust
you for a minute, but it will backfire in the long run.

You must do two things instead:

1. First, you must establish credibility for yourself and your
business as an expert.

2. Second, you must reduce their fears about doing business with
you.

Doing these two things will get you past their defenses and
allow you the opportunity to persuade them to buy your product.

So how do you accomplish these two “simple” things? What will
win someone’s attention, raise your credibility, and lower their
fear factor all at the same time? The one-word answer really
applies to most everyone.

Trust!

If a seller can get behind your defenses with information which
makes you trust them, then that credibility will carry over into
a sale much of the time.

How can you get this credibility?

Well, take this next fact as online marketing “gospel,” for many
people have proven its effectiveness.

Fact: Publishing and promoting with free articles gives you one
of the most powerful opportunities available to tip the buyer’s
credibility scale in your favor.

How can we prove this works? Quite easily actually. Take a break
from reading this and go check out a newspaper or magazine for a
minute.

Which do you trust more, the ads or the articles? Most people
will choose the articles hands down. Why? Because the articles
don’t try to “sell” you anything. Instead, they hand out useful
information for educational or other practical purposes.

Most of us grew up in a culture which says we can believe and
“trust” what appears in the standard “news” or “information”
format. In other words, if it appears in print, then we can
believe and trust the author.

So go ahead! Use this lifetime of conditioning to your advantage
in selling your products and services!

Very few things will create an atmosphere of trust and
confidence in people as reading one of your articles on a
subject that greatly interests them. It shows you know your
business. It also demonstrates you will do more than just try to
sell them something.

Publishing articles literally lets you fly under their
advertising “radar defenses.”

So remember these points when deciding whether or not to use
articles to promote your business:

1. Few things create as much trust and confidence in the minds
of potential customers as reading an article you wrote on a
subject which specifically and intensely interests them.

2. Articles establish credibility quickly because, right or
wrong, we’ve all been trained to trust the “news.”

3. An article, or series of articles, will differentiate you
from the competition, who bombard people with nothing but sales
messages.

4. Providing content-rich, non-sales-oriented articles will also
help build and solidify your relationship with existing
customers so they give you repeat business.

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A number of years ago there was a list taken from the book of lists that stated that Presentation skills and speaking to a large audience was the number 1 fear people had.

In fact 41% of people rated it as their biggest fear.

The strange thing about the list was that only 19% of people said death was their biggest fear. It is amazing to think that standing up and delivering a presentation to a group of people rated a higher fear than death.

The good news is that through presentation skills training you can alleviate that fear. Of course it’s true to say that you may still be anxious and get butterflies in your stomach before the presentation, but through good presentation skills training at least you will be able to make the butterflies fly in the same formation.

So how can presentation skills training help you? Well obviously every good presentation skills training programme will have a section dedicated to anxiety and nerves and offer specific techniques to help you deal with this. But there is more to it than that, the more confidence you have in your presentation style, notes, visual aids, structure of the presentation, knowledge of the audience, knowledge of the topic and knowledge of what you are trying to achieve, the more at ease you will feel.

Most presentation skills training programmes also allow time to deliver the presentations in a safe environment and receive feedback from a qualified instructor, this allows you to work on areas that need to be worked on, and many presentation skills training programmes allow time for the instructor to work through these areas with you. The more confidence you have in the presentation and your own presentation skills and delivery the less fear you will have.

There is no substitute for practice and I am always reminded of the famous golfer (I believe it was Gary Player) who had just chipped in the ball from the edge of the green.

I believe he was interviewed after the game and the commentator said ‘You must have been thrilled with the luck you had on that final shot’ the golfer replied ‘yes I was, but it’s funny the more I practice that shot, the luckier I get with it’

I believe there is a lesson for us all to learn whether you are playing golf or using your presentation skills to address an audience, the more you practice the luckier you will get and the luckier you get the less anxious you will be

We can not help the 19% of people who have a fear of death, but through presentation skills training carried out by an instructor who is a master in the art of presentation skills you can definitely overcome the fear of making presentations.

Have you ever been to a wedding and heard the priest or pastor say.. “Speak now or forever hold your peace…”? That is fear of loss! The preacher is instilling into his listeners the fear that if they don’t speak now they will lose the opportunity to speak on the subject FOREVER! That’s a VERY powerful concept. When we use fear of loss in a sales pitch we are trying to evoke those same emotions in our prospects, but not with those exact words.

Your prospects need to Fear that if they don’t buy NOW they will never see your offer again. They must be made to understand that their lack of action now will result in a devastating loss later.

We best create this feeling by describing an impending, life changing event like the end of a promotion, or the running out of material or a deadline if you will. Or better yet, the complication of their lives in some way that will cause them a loss of time or money.

Sales people tend to use phrases like:

“I only have two left!” “Don’t miss out.” “Take advantage of this promotion before it ends!”

Chances are they have a stockroom full of that item, but they are using fear of loss to get the prospects to buy now instead of putting it off till later. It doesn’t matter how many they still have. If your prospect BELIEVES that you are almost out and that the moment you walk away, your amazing product just walked away with you FOREVER!!

Home shopping channels use fear of loss by displaying a count down of the items remaining on the screen. Isn’t it funny how it’s 4:00 AM but those items appear to be flying out the door? Come on, really?? Soo many people are ordering in middle of the night? Many time’s you hear things like:

“The first 50 callers will receive a free gift!”

Again, your impulse is building through the fear that you will lose the gift by not calling immediately. The reality is that ALL orders come with the free gift. YES!!! It’s true. But regardless if you order immediately or crawl into bed and wake up in the afternoon to order, you’ll still get that free gift.

On an internet sales page there are many ways to portray Fear Of Loss. Some marketers even use it in the pre-headline with something like “DO NOT HIT YOUR BACK BUTTON UNTIL YOU READ THIS PAGE! You will never see this page again.” That statement uses fear of loss AND urgency to captivate the visitor and make them read the entire page.

RC Helicopters, one of mankind’s the most fascinating invention, grab people’s attention wherever they are flown. Not surprisingly, RC Helicopters earned its place as one of the most intriguing hobby to pursue. This fact probably came to be because of the addictive, gripping and exciting nature of this leisure pursuit. To add to that, the models themselves represent the finest modern day miniature technology can offer.

Not long ago, very few have ever had the pleasure of getting a taste of flying these amazing machines. For a simple reason – once upon a time they cost way too much to buy and way to expensive to maintain. Alas – many thought this hobby would be and forever remain amongst one of those exclusive to the rich. Also, some people did not like the smell of gasoline exhaust or the loud noise of the engine. Fear not! Those days are gone!

Most people can now very easily afford to fly RC helicopters thanks to the tremendous improve of batteries, motors, and general electronics in the past few years. These innovations result in a new field of RC – electric RC helicopters – which at the same time opens up a whole new realm of possibilities. These include flying helicopter indoors and right at your own backyard while at the same time causing absolutely no pollution and much less noise. Moreover, maintenance costs which used to scare most people now shrink down so low that it won’t hurt your wallet in any way.

Recent technologies also allow these new breed of RC to be built much smaller than their predecessors. This not only fulfills many people’s childhood dream of indoor flights, it also makes for easy transporting. Not that it has to be carried very far since it can be flown right at your house. The need for tedious maintenance greatly decreased as well. You can forget hauling around heavy flight box full of equipment. If any repairs became necessary, it can usually be carried out in full with nothing more than a screw driver. Often times repair can be made using bare hands.

Reliability of these electric machines improves greatly when compared to the gas versions because they use electrical motors instead of nitro engines. Electric motors come much cheaper, much less tedious, and much less dirty. Unlike gas engines, electric motor almost never cuts out like an engine does. This means no more stalled engine in mid air!

Don’t think for one second that electric flights won’t last long. Modern RC models use Lithium Polymer batteries. These types of batteries will allow electric flights to last as long as – or longer – than gas-powered flights. Moreover, when running out of gas, nitro helicopter engines will suddenly cut out. On the other hand, their electric brothers will slowly power down, providing ample time to safely land.

Beginners will find that it’s now much easier to get a hang of this hobby. Whereas nitro helicopters can easily draw buckets of sweat from learning pilots, these new electric ones prove much easier to master. No longer are six channels required to fly, now helicopter pilots can start learning at only 2, 3, and 4 channels. Some models even use two main rotors that turn in opposite directions, eliminating the need for a tail rotor. This means one less channel to worry about while learning. And what’s more, most of these beginner helicopters fly right of the box. No more spending weeks trying to assemble complicated kits.

On the other hand, for experienced pilots, high-end modessuch as Align’s T-Rex 450 and T-Rex 600 offers high performance 3D crafts that will excite even the most avid pilots.

Where once flying a small model helicopter around in your own home was once a far-fetched dream, electric RC helicopters has made that dream a very vivid and extremely enjoyable reality!

Copyright (c) 2009 Valery Satterwhite

“Self-sabotage is when we say we want something and then go about making sure it doesn’t happen.” - Alyce P. Cornyn-Selby

Underneath any unwanted self-sabotaging pattern of behavior is fear. These undesirable experiences can include career self-sabotage, any form of addiction, workaholic or shopaholic lifestyles, a series of bad relationships in your personal and professional life and constant financial struggles.

Repeating the past and making the same mistakes is repetition compulsion. You are repeating the past, making the same mistakes, and constantly complaining about the results and yet we keep doing it! Why do people keep repeating bad experiences over and over again? Because, even though unwanted, this perpetual state of circumstance has become the comfort zone. People cling to comfort zones because they are known, familiar, and therefore ’safe’. Moving beyond comfort zones into new territory, even if desired, is a scary prospect.

Repeating past experiences involves recreating the same dynamics that you experienced as a child. If your childhood was filled with conditioning that invalidated your authenticity as a creative spirit, then you may be more comfortable living with people who invalidate you as an artist as an adult. You may have been told repeatedly that you could never earn a living as an actor, painter, drummer in a band or novelist. You pick a partner who tells you to put aside your passion and go get a ‘real job’. This is repeating the past. If you spent your childhood as the good kid who didn’t cause trouble and always minded her manner, you may be inclined to make people happy and have become the perpetual obsequious people pleaser. Again, you’re repeating your past and making the same mistake.

Unwanted repeated patterns of behavior often involves getting into business relationships with people who take advantage of you, or accepting jobs that don’t offer a chance of promotion or professional development. Repeating the past is pursuing the same dead ends over and over again, or engaging in the same self-destructive behavior. It’s making the same mistakes. To stop repeating the past, you must first determine if you are repeating the past.

The place to begin is to discover what stops you from moving beyond a comfort zone that is clearly not working for you. What are you afraid of? What could happen if you change the way you show up in your world? What would it mean to live centered in the truth of who you are, authentically, and in integrity with your passions and dreams for your future?

“Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free.” - Jim Morrison

Fear is a question. What are you afraid of and why? Your fears are a treasure house of self-knowledge if you explore them. Fear often shows up in the form of the woefully misguided Inner Critic. Your Inner Critic works hard to keep you safe, keep you in that comfort zone. If you try to move beyond the comfort zone the Inner Critic will serve up fear and drama to pull you back to where it believes you will be safe.

The goal isn’t to get rid of this Inner Critic, this fear. The goal is to recognize it when it presents itself, examine it and master the fear so you can effectively transition into newer and better patterns of behavior. One way to tell that you are making choices and acting from a place of fear is when you are Finding Excuses And Reasons (F.E.A.R.) to do or not do something so that you can ultimately stay right where you are, hold yourself back.

Here are 4 steps to examine your self-sabotaging pattern of behavior.

1. State the pattern, the repeating unwanted experience.

Unwanted experiences can include unsupportive or even damaging personal and business relationships or performance anxiety of any kind including stage performances, auditions, interviews, networking, presenting your work to a person of authority and calling up your agent.

2. Examine the beliefs and thought processes that lead to the choices and actions that created the unwanted experience. Ask yourself, “What within me is creating this experience over and over again?”

Common fear based thoughts and beliefs include a fear of criticism or rejection that are stated in as an “I’m not ________ (talented, smart, young, pretty, experienced, etc.) enough”.

2. Test the validity of the underlying fear.

Is the fear true? Is it absolutely true? Can you identify any experience where you were, indeed - enough? Can you identify other people or other events that fly in the face of this belief? For example, if you are over 40 and you believe there are no roles for actors over 40 can to find any examples of actors over 40 who are working steadily in their craft? What specific circumstances trigger your fear? Is there a pattern? Can you think of an early experience of this fear? What happened?

3. What would your life be like if you didn’t cling onto your comfort zone? Who would you be, what would you have, what could you do if you didn’t have this fear running you?

Imagine and visualize yourself showing up in your life every day as that person. Try it on even if only as a costume at first. What choice would a person living that life make as the events of your day unfolds?

4. Check how you feel.

Your emotions are indicators of whether you’ve moved into or out of fear. Simply stated, you don’t feel good when you are functioning from a place of fear. You can experience that sick in the pit of your stomach feeling, physical symptoms such as sweaty palms or a desire to Fuggedabout Everything And Run (F.E.A.R.). From now on this feeling is a signal to you to stop and take a moment to deliberately and clearly make a newer and better choice; a choice that will result in a different action that will deliver a better outcome, a different experience that breaks the unwanted pattern of behavior from the past.

If you’re feeling good about yourself, your potential and the opportunities available to you then you are mastering your fear. You are headed in the direction of your dreams. You have moved beyond the old unwanted comfort zone into a new zone that supports your desires. If at some point you notice that you slipped back into that not so good feeling of fear just know that you are reacting to the voice of that frightened little Inner Critic who is still scared of this new way of being. Calm it down as you would a 4 year old and show this Inner Critic that you are still very safe even if you venture into newer and bigger experiences.

“Ultimately we know deeply that the other side of every fear is freedom.”- Marilyn Ferguson

People who have never flown remote control airplanes before may be a bit hesitant to do so for fear of crashing their new toys. The following tips will help one become more confident when piloting remote control airplanes.

1. Never fly on a very windy day. Determine approximate wind speed by tying a ribbon to the end of the transmitter’s antenna. Hold the controller parallel to the ground. If the ribbon is parallel to the ground, it’s too windy. If the ribbon is less than 30 degrees, then it is okay to fly.

2. Determine wind direction by throwing some pieces of grass or light material into the air. Fly remote control airplanes into the wind for optimal performance.

3. If launching by hand, a friend can launch the plane for you so you can keep your hands on the controls at all times.

4. Practice flying in an oval-shaped pattern, keeping all turns in a single direction. When you’re comfortable with doing so, fly in the opposite direction, also in an oval pattern. When you’ve mastered both directions, you can try flying in a figure 8 pattern.

5. When landing remote control airplanes, first take note of the wind direction to land into the wind. Reduce power slowly, allowing the airplane to almost glide on its own. Cut the throttle when it is 5 feet from the ground.

6. Find and learn from an instructor or experienced flyer. You might also want to consider joining a flying club. Some even have a club trainer plane, so you can practice before buying your own airplane. Club members will also be able to give useful advice.

7. Fly in wide open spaces. Places with a lot of people, such as parks, are not ideal for beginners as you might hurt somebody.

8. Read your model’s manual. Usually, remote control airplane models vary in functions and technicalities.

9. Crashes are inevitable. Don’t beat yourself up if you can’t get it right the first few times. Just keep practicing to improve your flying skills.

Above all, have fun!

I was intrigued with the number of players claiming to be flying under the golf psychology radar or at least being reported as doing so in advance of the Masters last week.

Let’s start with the defending champion, Trevor Immelman. Now, no one really expected him to win last year, especially when he went head to head with Tiger Woods on the last day. Despite being the reigning champion, the press reported him as coming in under the radar. Their radar was focussed on the return of Tiger Woods.

Something similar happened this year with Padraig Harrington. He came into the Masters on the back of victories in the last two Majors - The US PGA at Oakland Hills and The Open at Royal Birkdale. Despite some talk of a “Paddy Slam” in the Irish press, Padraig downplayed his chances of a third reportedly saying. “I do fear my opponents, but I fear myself more.”

Interestingly it was Paul Casey, after his maiden US PGA Tour win at Houston, who said that he would still back Harrington to win the Masters. “He’ll sneak under the radar,” said Casey. “I’d still put money on Padraig. I don’t think you should read anything into a couple of missed cuts from him early in the season”; he went on to say, “It’s very early. I’m sure he’s not particularly worried. I’m sure he’s working harder than ever. I think we should be worried.”

Elsewhere, Graeme McDowell was reported as the most laid-back man at Augusta. Talking about the amount of attention being paid to his compatriots, Padraig Harrington and Rory McIlroy, he was quoted as saying,” That suits me fine.”

Canadian Mike Weir was reported as not minding being out of the glare focussed on Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson and saying, “it’s kind of nice in a way to again be going under the radar.”

So did they benefit from “flying under the radar” or did it hinder them?  Well there’s no obvious way of telling, but none of them came close to winning, despite their undoubted talents. I recognise that flying under the radar of the press leaves a player free to get on with their own game - at least until they get into contention over the last 18 holes.

My real concern would be I they wanted to be under the radar in order to lower expectations of their winning. Even if this is done for positive constructive reasons, the unconscious mind is likely to take it as a sign of lowered expectation rather than confidence. I can’t see Tiger Woods wanting to come in under the radar.