I have yet to meet a person who lives without fear of one kind or another. We are all afraid of something, be it heights, spiders, failure or public speaking.

For a long time I was afraid when I heard footsteps behind me. And I do not just mean walking by myself in a dark alley in the middle of the night and being followed by a creepy-looking man in a dark cape. Nope.

I had to turn around and look every time I heard someone’s footsteps approaching, no matter where I was walking and what time of day it was. If I found the person mildly suspicious, I would slow down pretending to look for something in my pocket and letting the person pass in front of me, then follow them(a trick I learned from the movies).

I fully realized that my fear was irrational and that I had absolutely no reason to be afraid, yet it took me a good 3 years to overcome my fear of approaching footsteps – too bad I do not know the scientific name for it. Fear of footsteps does not sound terrifying at all.

But the fact is that rational or not, fears can become very real and very deliberating. What matters is not to let these fears control our actions and allow them to deprive us of experiences and opportunities that could enrich our lives.

How can we do it?

Experts say that the first step to conquering any fear is facing it (if not head-on, then at least little by little) and this is exactly what I urge you to do!

Take time to think and answer the question –

If you could face and conquer one of your fears what would you pick? And why?

Use the comment section below to share your most deep-rooted fear!