The Red Maple tree is one of the most
widely spread deciduous trees in the Eastern & Central parts of North America. Red Maple is so adaptable to any site conditions, that it can grow on swampy areas or poor dry soils, at an altitude closer to sea level or at 3000 ft altitudes, both in the shade and sunny areas, and on any substrates.
Many of its features, especially the leaves are variable in its form & are unique and is one of the first trees to change its original colour.
It is best known for its very attractive, brilliant deep red, scarlet foliage leaves
in autumn. The Red maple shed its 5 lobed
leaves, how so ever beautifully colored and scenic they are, during the fall, to
again become more beautiful with its new set of leaves in the next seasons to
come.
A coffee painting of Maple tree during Autumn
Why shedding these 5 phobias are crucial for leading a successful life!
Here are those 5
important phobias we need to shed, how so ever comfortable or used we are
living with these, to lead a beautiful & successful life.
“When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be!” – Lao Tzu
Fear of new things or ideas – Neophobia
If you are so attached to doing
routine things or unwilling to leave your comfort zone, you will never be able
to expand your knowledge & achieve in new avenues. Trying new things is
Scary. It is hard at first. It is risky. It is also how we learn & grow in life.
Many successful people know that going forward to explore new ideas with new
plans is more important than getting accolades & grandiose hype for the
same old achievements done in the past. They know that doing small & same old
things leads nowhere significant, doing new & big things leads to greatness
or long-term success.
Fear of what others think about us – Sociophobia
This fear makes us anxious and
puts us in constant stress to our mind by thinking what others think about us. Successful
people understand that no one else’s intentions or thoughts about them, matter
for their own journey, however well-meaning they are. They know what they want
to achieve and how they will achieve it and they ask for specific advice when required.
Fear of not being right or imperfection – Atelophobia
Many successful people do not
care about always being right in everything they do. Instead, they get feedback from their wrongs to improve upon in their next venture. They know the
true value of their time and even walk away from a situation that criticizes
their imperfection, that’s not worth worrying about. And that is how we should be. This fear of not being good
enough or satisfied with ourself brings in extreme self-consciousness & makes our life miserable.
Fear of Failures or worrying about losing – Atychiphobia
Many people can redefine
their failures as a part of learning experience to achieve positive outlooks in
life and that is how they become happy & successful. These people know the
difference between important & urgent and they finish their to-do list
starting with what will make the most difference, not what is easiest to tick off,
even though it may be difficult to achieve. While it is nearly impossible to stop losing, it is in our
hands whether to choose the part of our life that brings us down tormenting
about what we lost, or refocus & channelize that energy to being the
improved, better versions of ourselves to expand our future successes to new
horizons.
Fear of Negative things happening – Cherophobia
Negativity is incredibly
contagious like the common cold. We should stop being negative to others and
also to ourselves. Normally when we think, we talk to ourselves (within the
mind) and the voice within us should be on the positive note, only then we will be able to resonate positive vibes around us. If we are constantly
inundated by worrying about the negative things happening, we will lose our
time & energy to enjoy many precious moments in life.
There are many different versions of success, like, what you want to become might be what I hate to become or your dreams might be my nightmare. Regardless of how we define our success, truly successful people just don’t possess the above-said phobias!
PS: Traits of successful people – words reference from thriveglobal.com
Art and Article by Swasthi