The document discusses fear and how to manage it. It defines fear and explains its evolutionary purpose as a survival mechanism. It then discusses the symptoms of social phobia and lists common specific fears. The document outlines theories on how people respond to fear and examines Maslow's hierarchy of needs and recent scientific research on emotional learning in the brain. Finally, it suggests situations that may cause anxiety and encourages overcoming fear through understanding, learning from mistakes, and adapting one's environment and thinking.

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Being a Warrior in the 21st Century
Andrew McLeod
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2. INTRODUCTION
●Being a Warrior in the 21st Century
●FEAR and what it means
●The symptoms and why we get it
●Top ten fears and why is it important to understand them
●How to identify, manage and take advantage it
●Theories - Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Vs. Scientific Research and findings
●Situations you may identify with
●So let’s recap
●Be inspired
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3. Fear
●Fear - Wikipedia, the free encyclopaedia
● Fear from the Greek: φόβος,phóbos, meaning "fear" or "morbid fear", a negative
sensation induced by a perceived threat. A basic survival mechanism occurring in
response to a specific stimulus basic survival mechanism occurring in response to a
specific stimulus, such as pain or the threat of danger
● In short, fear is the ability to recognize danger and flee from it or confront it, also
known as the Fight or Flight response
● Fear relates to the emotional state of anxiety, which typically occurs without any
external threat. Worth noting that fear almost always relates to future events, such
as worsening of a situation, or continuation of a situation that is unacceptable
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4. THE SYMPTOMS - SOCIAL PHOBIA
Social phobia - also called social anxiety disorder, is fear of social situations
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which may be embarrassed or judged
●Being excessively self-conscious and afraid of humiliating yourself in front of others
●Your anxiety over how you will look and what others will think may lead you to avoid
certain social situations you’d otherwise enjoy
●Fear of public speaking - an extremely common phobia, is a type of social
phobia. Other fears associated include -:
●Fear of eating or drinking in public
●Talking to strangers
●Taking exams
●Mingling at a party
●and being called on in class
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5. TOP TEN OF FEARS
Consist of -:
● Flying ● Heights ● Clowns
● Intimacy ● Death ● Rejection
● People ● Flying ● Snakes
● Success
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6. IDENTIFY, MANAGE AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
IT
●People typically express fear in four distinct ways. They either Fight, Freeze,
Faint or Flee. Some consider this the 4 faces of fear or the Four F’s
●Fighters and fear is what activates their anger
●Freezers are people who are paralyzed and speechless when they’re scared
●Fainters are people who are dazed, and puzzled
●Flee-ers the last crowd run, abandon situations, back off, and go into hiding
when they’re scared; they’re the Flee-ers
●Knowing this builds and strengthens your Emotional Intelligence. As a result,
you become more relatable and relevant to others and open to perspectives
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7. MASLOW’S HIERARCHY OF NEEDS
●Atheory in psychologyA theory in psychology, proposed by Abraham MaslowA theory in
psychology, proposed by Abraham Maslow, is an understanding of his observations of
humans' innate curiosity. His theories parallel many other theories of human
developmental psychology, all of which focus on the stages of growth in humans

8. Scientific Research and findings
●Emotional learning and chemical synapses
●We all have junctions through which neuronsWe all have junctions through
which neurons signal to form circuits within our central nervous system. These
are crucial to our biological computer to understand perception and thought, to
allow your nervous system to connect and control other systems of the body
●As a chemical reaction, one neuron releases neurotransmitter molecules into a
small space (the synapse) that is adjacent to another neuron. These molecules
can bind to create a routine or behaviour pattern
●Therefore it has been proven that neurons can respond to positive as well as
negative stimuli and that if you change the way you think, then positive
clustering of these distinct patterns can be adapted and achieved

9. Situations you may identify with
Create Anxiety ● Understand ityou better
Can make
● Moving abroad ● Learn from mistakes
● Finding new friends or Partners ● Share problems
● New role ● Don’t take it personally
● Business Development ● Adapt to your environment
● Site Visit / Candidate ● Evolve and move forward
Registrations ● Gain composure
● Presentations / Networking
Events
Everyone deals with it and your not alone
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10. So let’s recap
Oh so that’s Erm… science Hmmm let’s
Ahhh FEAR
what it is says overcome it
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11. Be inspired
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12. Questions?
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