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How to Improve Your Blog by Facing Your Fears
Today's episode is all about fear. Fear holds a lot of people back from engaging. If you let it, fear can hold you back from being an effective blogger, podcaster, live streamer or social media user. I share some strategies for recognising, harnessing and overcoming your fear so that you can use it to your advantage.





In This Episode
You can listen to today's episode above or in iTunes or Stitcher (where we'd also LOVE to get your reviews on those platforms if you have a moment). In today's episode:

Why fear can actually be a good thing for your blogging
I share some of my real-life fears and how I got through them
3 questions to ask yourself when you're facing fear
Why trying to smash or eliminate fear could be unhelpful
How you can be behave bravely even though you're scared

Further Reading and Resources for How to Improve Your Blog by Facing Your Fears

Top Tips to Let Go of Fear 
3 Questions to Ask When Facing Fear [And Why Wobbly Courage Is Enough]
The 7 Deadly Fears of Blogging and How to Overcome Them
6 Practices to Overcome Your Fears of Playing Bigger
Beat Your Fear of Technology, and Grow Your Blog
Blogging and Insecurity: Conquering the Fear of Presenting Your Big Ideas
10 Hurdles I’ve Faced as a Blogger and How I Got Over Them 

The podcast episode I mention where I did my first ever interview:

Episode 52: 10 Writing Tips to Help You Sound More Human 

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