How I Used Fearless Living Principles to Homeschool a Profoundly Gifted child

Today's blog post is a little different.  Instead of discussing a concept related to Fearless Living, I'd like to give an example of what Fearless Living can do.  Here's an article about my 12-year-old son.  We knew he was special when we realized he could read.  At 16 months of age.  By 3, he was reading (and understanding!) entire books.  By 4-3/4, he had tested at above the 99.9th percentile in standardized tests.  I didn't know anything about Fearless Living back then, and I was terrified!  How was I going to ensure the best possible education for this child? What if my actions stifled, instead of helped him? Gulp! 

How To Recognize Who's on Your Fearbuster Support Team

Dictionary.com

defines 'support' as "to maintain (a person, family, establishment, institution, etc.) by supplying with things necessary to existence; provide for" Necessary. To. Existence.

We all need support in our lives.  Rhonda Britten says, "No one can be fearless alone."  I agree.  Remember the movie "Ghostbusters?"  Those fearless souls who would provide support to chase ghosts away? Rhonda has labeled people who provide support as Fearbusters.  Fearbusters are those fearless souls who provide support to us to chase fears away.

How to Deal with Nay-Sayers, aka Fear Junkies

In her book, Fearless Living, bestselling author Rhonda Britten talks about Fear Junkies.  She defines them as, "certain people (who) are more likely to hold you back rather than cheer you on." Rhonda further separates these people into 5 types, most of whom are acting in innocence based on their own fears.  Once you learn to identify the fear junkies in your life, you can learn strategies to stop their nay-saying from triggering your fears.  Read on.