Mervyn Drury

CHAPTER 15
How To Outwit The Six Ghosts Of Fear
This I find is the most challenging chapter in the Book, there are so many things that come in from the past as different ghosts. I did not realize there were so many in my past from five marriages and affairs. What I do now realize is that the three enemies of Doubt, Indecision and Fear have governed my life for so long, along with the 6 major fears so well listed and explained in detail.
All of these need to be dealt with and replaced with positive emotions of courage, decision, definite action and the removal of worrying about what people think of me and their criticisms of my dreams, desires and plans.
I still have to complete the self analysis in detail but the brief analysis has taught me so much about myself and the problems and negativity in my life which has held me back in achieving goals and desires. To long I have been swayed by the requirements of others and trying to please them. Their negative attitudes have caused me to abandon a number of dreams, whereas if I had continued with a positive attitude and sought out people who were successful in the same or similar fields.
I found it interesting that Hill states that Indecision crystallizes into Doubt the blend in turn results in Fear. The “blending” process often is slow. This is one reason why these three enemies are so dangerous. They germinate and grow without their presence being observed. I can see how these three have affected my life because I have not realized their presence and their total overall influence on a person’s life.
Hill tells us that ‘Nature has endowed man with absolute control over but one thing, and that is THOUGHT. This fact, coupled with the additional fact that everything which man creates, begins in the form of a thought, leads one very near to the principle by which FEAR may be mastered.
If it is true that ALL THOUGHT HAS A TENDENCY TO CLOTHE ITSELF IN ITS PHYSICAL EQUIVALENT (and this is true, beyond any reasonable room for doubt), it is equally true that thought impulses of fear and poverty cannot be translated into terms of courage and financial gain’.
A further fact is that the There can be no compromise between POVERTY and RICHES! The two roads that lead to poverty and riches travel in opposite directions. If you want riches, you must refuse to accept any circumstance that leads toward poverty. (The word “riches” is here used in its broadest sense, meaning financial, spiritual, mental and material estates). The starting point of the path that leads to riches is DESIRE. In chapter one, you received full instructions for the proper use of DESIRE. In this chapter, on FEAR, you have complete instructions for preparing your mind to make practical use of DESIRE.
I do not accept poverty therefore I demand the riches that I deserve, the only thing I have to do it determine the monetary value. However I still have to avoid one more thing even more destructive than the six fears already exposed this is the seventh evil, it is more subtle than the others and deeply rooted in the subconscious mind. IT IS MORE DEEPLY SEATED AND MORE OFTEN FATAL THAN ALL OF THE SIX FEARS. For want of a better name, let us call this evil SUSCEPTIBILITY TO NEGATIVE INFLUENCES.
This is the one thing I have the greatest difficulty in overcoming, I have made a start by changing my environment from completely negative to a positive environment free of criticism in which I invite only positive thoughts, dreams and desires coupled with a Master Mind Group of successful people.
Thank you Michael and Linda for providing this non judgmental environment, the 30 Day Mental Cleanse, your total commitment and encouragement to everyone in the Cleanse. To all the Members of the Group, for their commitment to helping each other and to Ben and Shelly in particular.
Mervyn Drury
Canberra, ACT, Australia

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Frank (Sarge) LooSer, Tennessee

I understand I am where I am today because of the decisions I have made in the past and I will be where I will be tomorrow because of the decisions I make today, having said that, poverty is not one of my primary fears. Although I suppose it could happen it’s not something I fear will happen.
Criticism is another fear that is not high up on my list of fears to worry about because I could care less what others think about how I run my life. As long as what I am doing is moral legal and ethical and I don’t care if they print it on the front page of the daily newspaper, I avoid the fear of criticism. That does not necessarily mean people will not criticize me, it just means their criticism has no effect on my life.
As I get older Ill health is a concern but I don’t call it a fear because I focus on taking care of my health rather than sitting around worrying about it. Worry is nothing other than praying for something you do not want to happen in your life.
Sadly enough since reading this chapter last I have experienced two unexpected deaths of beloved family members. When they passed it left an empty place in my heart. It makes you think who is next when you start to see older family members passing away. Is this a fear or just a natural process the mind goes through when faced with circumstances of this nature? I think it’s probably a natural process we as human beaning’s experience which is sprinkled with connotations of fear. We just have to be aware of this and focus our attention elsewhere.
Wow getting older is an interesting process, and one nobody can escape. We all get older. I think this is a biggest fear in the minds of many people, if it were not the health, fitness and beauty industry would not be the multibillion dollar industry it is today with everybody looking for their fountain of youth. I have to admit I would buy one if there were such a thing.
The last of the six ghost of fear is Death. I have always said that I am not afraid of death it’s the dying that scares me. The suffering and pain that some people go through before death is something that I will always strive to avoid. Fortunately none of us know when or how we will go so why worry about it?
When we conquer these six fears we will have eliminated the resistance in our roller coaster ride to success. Always remember that which we dwell on is that which we are drawing near. Regardless of how these ghost of fear appear to you, do not allow yourself to concentrate or entertain their ideations in your mind. Spin them into prosperous thoughts and move on.
Sarge.

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Willena Flewelling - Alberta Canada

Chapter 15: How to Outwit the Six Ghosts of Fear
Last night a friend posted a mind map on my Facebook wall, about "How to
Focus in the Age of Distraction". The funny part was, I had drawn one very
similar to it, in my journal a few days earlier. This summer has been one of
major changes for me in several key areas of my life, and lately I've been
feeling completely overwhelmed. How do I get out of the slump? Where do
I start with the 60 things on my mind map that I "should" be doing each day
but I'm not?
I know three ladies who celebrated their 80th birthday this year. There is
quite a difference from one to another, as to mobility, independence, general
health and state of mind. Why the difference? It isn't that any of them lived
a rough or damaging lifestyle. But 80 years is a long time, and shows the
cumulative effect of the many little decisions and small steps along the way.
The things they did every day. The slight edge in action...
And that's exactly what I need to do when I feel overwhelmed. One step at
a time. Baby steps. Every day. The slight edge in action.
Right now my biggest fear is change, which probably ties back to the fear of
poverty. Everything has shifted and moved around. Things I thought I would
not have to do are suddenly thrust into the forefront. I must learn new skills,
and face some things I've been avoiding. I must stop hanging back, and get
proactive about taking charge of my life.
As with anything else of real importance in life, it takes diligence and effort.
Growth is a lifelong process.
Learning and growing along with you!
Willena Flewelling
Alberta Canada

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Tonya Heathco - Burns TN

Through lifetime experiences and current business growth I have conquered the ghosts of fear.
My positive self talk has become a sharpened tool in helping me conquer indecision, doubt, and fear. My mastermind family;David H Paul, Mark Michael,Tisha Bell, Matt Geib, and Colleen Peltomaa supports me as my self talk grows stronger.
Currently I have conquered the fear of criticism and now am focused on conquering the fear of ill health. During reading this portion of this chapter, I experienced an ah-ha moment. A personal story related to the fear of ill health shared as follows:
Through years of negative auto-suggestion brought to me by my father and siblings,my physical brain was made ready to accept a physical brain abnormality resulting in life alerting seizure disorder. I remember back as far as early childhood when these people portraying my family would laughingly tell me I had rocks in my head,several times a day every day. The intent was obvious, to make me believe I was stupid and broken. However, they always would follow with a hearty laugh and the words "Oh, I'm just joking". Years later these harmful words came to fruition. After my brain and body experienced hundreds of seizures every month for multiple years, doctors arrived at a final diagnosis: a rare brain abnormality in which my physical brain appeared to have countless pebble like benign,inoperable,and migrating tumors. These "rocks" in my head were to be the cause of the seizure disorder now managed on a daily basis. Doctors are still puzzled today over this finding because this disorder is genetic, familial,and maternal yet I am the first in the history of my family to experience the symptoms of this disorder. It is evident that auto suggestion works. People fed into my mind that I had rocks in my head. I accepted the words for so long that the auto suggestion became reality. From this I have learned auto suggestion can be used to harm or heal. I have chosen a powerful and positive choice of healing.
For the last several years I have developed a stronger self talk/auto-suggestion and am currently fine tuning the self talk to heal my health and erase the symptoms of this diagnosis. Out of my story comes victory as I use my time, love, and energy helping others develop their own positive self talk to regain peace in their lives while living with seizure disorder.
Through the tragedy of fear of ill health came the miracle of National Seizure Disorders Foundation and the possibility of peace for millions living with seizures.

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Bev Bojarski, Cornwall, Ontario, Canada

CHAPTER 15
HOW TO OUTWIT THE SIX GHOSTS OF FEAR
Indecision blends with Doubt and becomes a dreaded Fear! This is a slow process and often develops unnoticed. What helps me most is when I live in the present moment, I have more clarity and have more awareness to detect this insidious Fear!
Fear(s) are a state of mind, therefore they Can Be Controlled! I do this through, yep, Self-Talk, living in Positive Emotions and living in the Present! At this point in the book the reader should have a good idea of How Important Self-Talk is to their Success in Life!
This paragraph from this chapter really hit home with me:
****FEAR OF POVERTY This fear paralyzes the faculty of reason, destroys the faculty of imagination kills off self-reliance, undermines enthusiasm, discourages initiative, leads to uncertainty of purpose, encourages procrastination, wipes out enthusiasm and makes self-control an impossibility. It takes the charm from one’s personality, destroys the possibility of accurate thinking, diverts concentration of effort, it masters persistence, turns the will-power into nothingness, destroys ambition, beclouds the memory and invites failure in every conceivable form; it kills love and assassinates the finer emotions of the heart, discourages friendship and invites disaster in a hundred forms, leads to sleeplessness, misery and unhappiness—and all this despite the obvious truth that we live in a world of over-abundance of everything the heart could desire, with nothing standing between us and our desires, excepting lack of a definite purpose.****
Read the above paragraph over several times and that should spur you to be proactively positive! Just look at the Many Ways fear destroys! Not what I want!!!
Worry is a state of mind based on Fear, it imbeds itself deeply, paralyzing reasoning, destroying self-confidence and initiative! I have a friend who is having a hard time coping with her thoughts based from her Fears from a disorder her mind suffers from. She is so focused on being afraid and worrying about things she has no control over. She is not opened to any form of positive reasoning, the fear is so imbedded within her.
I cringe at the thought of my negative emotions being passed onto others, having put others ahead of myself all my life. This has helped me to realize that I must “Do” for myself first, before I can or will be of help to others. This means keeping a positive mind and not reacting to others negativity. I need to scream “Run”, when I sense those who live in such negativity coming my way! At least until I can learn to effectively block their negativity from entering my thoughts! This is a process, one that I will be working on for a long time. As long as I am proactive in doing so, I will have success!
There is a price to not applying this chapter to my life, that price is Failure….nope it’s too high a price for Me!!!
Blessings,
Bev Bojarski

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