How do I get over my fears and get started in Rent to Rent #R2Rshortandsweet #15

Are your fears stopping you moving forward?
We give you the tips to face your fears and follow your dreams!

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Today I’m looking at a reply I received when I asked the following question…

“What stops people from getting started in rent to rent?”

Alex replied with…

“It’s fear before making the first step to contacting a landlord, before sending a letter or before making a phone call”

I'm going to give you the tips on how to get over those fears so you can get started on your dreams.

Most of us are doing this because we don't want to rely on a 9-5 job - we want to break away from that and create our own wealth.

And this fear holds us back, so how do you get over it?

When you’re trying to better yourself, or you're trying to do something different, you're always going to have fear.

It's going to get you in different ways - it's going to be a knot in your belly and it's going to take control of your mind.

I want you to think of this like a toddler having a tantrum - part of your brain, let's call it your chimp brain or your toddler brain is against fear and it likes safety.

It wants you to stay safe and not go outside the cave. It does not want you to do anything that you don't normally do.

And that's why it gives you those intense feelings of fear that put you off from moving forward on your dream.

How do we get past that?

We’ve all experienced it at different times - for some people it might be public speaking, it might be picking up the phone to a letting agent, and for others it might be just telling people that you’re now in business.

Lean into your fears

The way to get over it is counter intuitive - lean into your fears and expect that your heart's going to be racing, you're going to feel scared, but those feelings are just feelings and they will go away.

So, when you lean into it, say yes, I can. I know that you're afraid, but don't be, I know it feels scary, but it's just a phone call.

Reassure yourself, but most importantly lean into the fear and still take the action.

So, if you're scared of making the call, you still make the call.

You do the best you can with what you've got right now, and you make the call with your current skill level – and overtime your skills are going to improve.

Side effects of leaning into fear

If we go back to the toddler tantrums, if every time you go to the shop and your toddler goes crazy for chocolates and you give in, your toddler is going to do it more each time you go to the shops.

But if you don't give in and you go past those tantrums, your toddler is going to start having less tantrums because they don't get the results they want.

With yourself, when you go past your fears, those fears are going to come up less because you don't respond to them and you're still taking the actions.

It’s like a muscle

The more you do it, the stronger you become, the less scared you feel and the more able you are to do other things that scare you - and that's how it all builds up.

When you first start calling agents and you feel a little scared - you do it anyway and it becomes less scary. Some people say that after one or two phone calls, they feel totally okay with it as it happens that quickly.

Then the next step somebody might ask you to come and give a talk about your experiences in property and then you'll have another level of fear - but if you do it anyway, you can then move up to the next step.

Every step is a level higher, a step closer to seeing your dreams

Here is a recap for you if you want to get started in rent to rent but fear is holding you back:

Appreciate that the feelings will be there
Lean into the fear and do it anyway - take the actions
Know that it is like a muscle – you’re going to become stronger and better

I hope that was useful and if you want to get started on your rent to rent journey and you haven't yet done our free online training – then click on the link below.

Speak to you soon,

Stephanie & Nicky

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