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Fear Is Running Your Life. Here's How To Break Free - Erwin McManus

Erwin McManus is a pastor, author, and speaker. Fear is so ingrained in our minds that we forget it’s not our natural state. So how do we break free from it, understand ourselves better, and push past fear to become our best selves? Expect to learn why people find it so hard to know and show themselves, why so many people are negative at a default, how to not get paralysed by overthinking, how do you live a courageous life, how to overcome fear and how to stop being so afraid, the biggest differences between being lazy and tired, why we’re so mean to ourselves, the most common myths people should stop believing immediately, balancing the tension between humility and confidence, and much more… - 00:00 The Danger of a Lack of Self-Belief 02:32 How to Know if You’re Ruled By Fear 09:11 Favourite Stories of Overcoming Fear 13:42 Why Negative Emotions Stick More Than Positivity 20:04 The Poor Mental States of People We Admire 24:04 How to Overcome Overthinking 27:18 Seeing Fear as a Trap 40:47 The Lived Experience of Reframing Fear 43:35 Difference Between Self-Love & Overcoming Fear 51:04 Balancing High Expectations With Being Kind to Yourself 1:00:08 Where to Find Erwin - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

Chris WilliamsonhostErwin McManusguest
Feb 22, 20251h 1mWatch on YouTube ↗

CHAPTERS

  1. 0:00 – 2:32

    The Danger of a Lack of Self-Belief

  2. 2:32 – 9:11

    How to Know if You’re Ruled By Fear

  3. 9:11 – 13:42

    Favourite Stories of Overcoming Fear

  4. 13:42 – 20:04

    Why Negative Emotions Stick More Than Positivity

  5. 20:04 – 24:04

    The Poor Mental States of People We Admire

  6. 24:04 – 27:18

    How to Overcome Overthinking

  7. 27:18 – 40:47

    Seeing Fear as a Trap

  8. 40:47 – 43:35

    The Lived Experience of Reframing Fear

  9. 43:35 – 51:04

    Difference Between Self-Love & Overcoming Fear

  10. 51:04 – 1:00:08

    Balancing High Expectations With Being Kind to Yourself

  11. 1:00:08 – 1:01:33

    Where to Find Erwin

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