Fear Less: How to Win at Life Without Losing Yourself by Pippa Grange

Fear Less: How to Win at Life Without Losing Yourself is a revealing book by sports psychologist Dr. Pippa Grange. This book is focused on helping people take control of their fears, so they can be successful without sacrificing who they are.

Dr. Grange's advice is based on decades of work with athletes, musicians, top executives and celebrities. She has developed an approach that combines the latest advances in the field of cognitive psychology with a unique combination of mindfulness, athletics and the creative arts.

At the heart of Fear Less are five steps that allow you to manage not just the fear-based energies of competition but also the creative energies of cooperation, empathy and connection. Dr. Grange encourages readers to identify their fears and develop tangible tools for overcoming them. Each step encourages readers to remember essential truths about themselves—beneficial memories that can be used to anchor and strengthen efforts to embrace difficult but necessary challenges.

The first step is to create an inner sanctuary. This means committing to your self-exploration and consciously creating sacred space away from distraction. Step two is to build your resilience. This is where you build emotional strength and resilience to prepare yourself physically and emotionally for whatever life throws your way. Step three is to recover the lost self. This is when you turn inward and discover or reconnect with your truest self. Step four is to shape yourself. Here, you apply the lessons learned in the earlier steps to manipulate the environment to your advantage. The final step is to lead authentically. It's about letting go of ego and reconnecting to your core self so that you can connect to others and lead with integrity.

Along the way, readers are given practical exercises that reframe fear as a way to make creative leaps and build resilience. Readers also gain insight into how to combine tools from psychology, sports, and the creative arts to create their own unique way of facing fear. Through research, personal stories, analogies, and how-tos, Fear Less gives readers the pathway to own their environment, develop emotional maturity and integrity, and take risks with confidence.

Fear Less is a powerful book for anyone looking to understand and heighten their resilience. By learning to accept fear as a tool to unlock creativity and strength, readers unlock the potential of their biggest dreams. Dr. Grange provides readers with a roadmap to manage the emotional intensity of competition without sacrificing their truest self. The result is the freedom to share our gifts and talents without fear of failure or insecurity.