Overcome the Fear of Judgementalism : TKF 75

Sifu TW Smith | Finding the Path Thru KungFu

Fear comes in many shapes and colors. Some fears of our physical
well-being are engrained at a fundamental level, as described in
Maslow's Heirarchy of needs. Some fears are foreshadows of what pain and
discomfort would be like, the fear of falling, the fear of drowing, in
martial arts, the fear of getting hit.

The fear precedes an actual event, and if the fear is strong enough it
can immobilize us till we can't move or perform.

What about fears that there is no inherit risk to our physical being?

The fear of public speaking

The fear of making a mistake in front of audience

The fear of performing

The fear of looking silly

These fears put us at no physical risk, but puts our ego and self-worth
in the cross-hairs.

Some fears can be worked through by 'doing', you put yourself in a
position to be safe as possible and work on it, for example, the fear of
falling.

With fears of performing, whether as a painter, an actor, or a martial
artist, 'doing' will not be enough to achieve your highest level of
success. You can't 'do' painting, you have to 'be' a painter.

What does it take to 'be' a painter, be a martial artist? I walk you
through step by step during this podcast.

Also During The Podcast of Tibetan Kungfu #75

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Mentioned

Positive
Psychology: Advances in Understanding Adult Motivation

Philosophy
and the Martial Arts: Engagement (Ethics and Sport)

Sian
Beilock Ph.D : Overcome the Fear of Judgmentalism

Voice
Acting Mastery with Crispin Freeman :

Stanford
Post on Holiday Health : Milestone
Moments :

Podcast of Tibetan Kungfu #25 Holiday
Health and Fitness Class :

Psychological
Benefits of Martial Arts Training :

4
Area's Your Ego Has Direct Access to Your Mind : TKF 66

The
Duality of Ego : Where Do You See it in Martial Arts? : TKF 67

National Center for Biotechnology Information : Overcome
the Fear of Falling:

Tai
Chi and Falling :

Fear
of Public Speaking : Sian Beilock :

Artwork of Fear, By Tanshi