Fear of the "S" Word...Yep, it's Shaving!!!

Thursday, September 04, 2008 6:07 PM

People email me all the time asking how they can overcome the fear of shaving. This is probably the most difficult obstacle you will face. Sorry I can't just wave a magic wand and make this disappear. I know how tough it is. Hopefully, I can share some thoughts with you that will help make it easier to decide.

I'm 100% certain that the only thing keeping you from shaving is fear. Do you know what fear is? Let's break it down -

F = false - not genuine or real. 

E = expectations - something looked forward to, whether feared or hoped.

A = appearing - to seem or look to be

R = real - True and actual; not imaginary, alleged, or ideal.

With definitions straight from the dictionary, we can compose a sentence that reads:

Something not genuine or real that is looked forward to and feared for, that seems, or looks to be, true and actual.

Let’s make a new sentence using your thoughts. It will read:

I can’t shave. I’ll look awful without hair and this new hair won’t work and I’ll be stuck bald and everyone will know. To me, this is true, not imaginary.

Ok, now let’s walk thru it and I'll show you just how powerful your fear can be.

1.  I can’t shave.

This is not genuine or real. The fact is you CAN shave, you are just afraid of doing it and you are afraid of the outcome.

You can pick one (or more) of the statements below since they all apply to you…or make up your own statements, I can think of a zillion!

2. I’ll look awful without hair.

2. This new hair won’t work.

2. I’ll be stuck bald.

2. Everyone will find out.

These are all outcomes that you are looking forward to in fear.

3. To me, this seems

It may seems this way, but it's only your vision,

4. True and actual, not imaginary.

The truth is, it won't turn out the way you fear it will.

The true statement is this:

I CAN shave. I won't look awful without hair because the new hair unit will work wonderfully. I won't be stuck bald and in a bind because my unit will work the way everyone says it will work. No one will find out unless I decide to tell them. My fears are only my imagination working overtime and making me paranoid. The truth is that it will all work out much better than I could have hoped for.

And - if you don't try it, you will stay in the same place you are right now. How many more years do you want to be a slave to your fear? How many more years do you want to wake up worrying about your hair? How many more years will you look in the mirror and wish you had better hair?

The most important tip I can give you is to have two units on hand for backup. You will not regret waiting until you have two.

Hope I've made you think...

Babe