Because of fear, I almost didn’t do something at the Panoz Racing School last Sunday.
It was the end of the day. I was hot, tired and dehydrated. I was ready to get out of the sun and out of the flame retardant sweat suit I was wearing and find AC and water.
But right then the lead instructor announced a “special offer” for anyone brave enough to accept it.
“You all signed a waiver and you all have insurance so if you want, you can ride with an instructor while he drives the Panoz race car the way he would normally drive it on the track.”
I didn’t know what that actually meant, but it frightened me.
I admit it.
I was scared.
I decided I would pass. After all, I told myself, I didn’t need to sit in a race car while a gonzo driver risked car and life for a thrill. I had already had a whole day of driving, anyway.
Everyone else, though, wanted the wild ride.
They got it, too.
The drivers roared onto the track as if chased by alien space ships, and they zipped around the road like bats out of hell.
When they blasted around corners, half the cars lifted on their sides. The roar of the engines was almost deafening. I felt like I was watching the Indy 500. It was scary even from the sidelines.
I’m glad I chickened out.
I’m sure I would have gotten sick with such reckless driving.
But as the first four cars returned from the track, and the passengers crawled out of the cars, I noticed that each of them was beaming.
They had broad smiles and big eyes.
I wanted that experience.
I wanted to know what they were smiling about.
So I swallowed my fear and got into a race car.
The instructor assured me he would stop driving if I asked him to. I nodded agreement and he ripped onto the track.
His speed was astonishing. I felt like I had been driving like a baby compared to his calm confidence as he took turns, ignored dangers, chased other cars, and kept screaming and screeching around the track.
I loved it.
When I got out of the car after a few adrenaline rushing laps, I, too, was smiling big.
Facing fears is exhilarating.
Ao Akua,
Joe
www.mrfire.com
PS — Breaking news: Amazon just put up a special page for me on their site. It includes video, a personal letter, pictures, books news, and so on. It’s at www.amazon.com/vitale I think you’ll like it. Go see.
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Nice page on Amazon. Very impressive.
Cars don’t excite me much. I would have gone to the spa like Nerissa did.
Joe,
Isn’t it amazing when you confront fear you discover your fear was a curtian concealing wonderous joy?
I`m loving your blog, Joe. And thanks for the reminder – courage and confidence and downright THRILLS come from facing fears!
Great stuff!
🙂
Sonora
If you ever get the chance, go sky diving. I havent tried it yet, but its on my to-do list. A friend told me that jumping out of a plane from 30,000 feet is an exilirating experience. After you come down to earth, you feel invincible, like you could do anything.
I want to feel like that, dont you?
Koorosh
Hi Joe
Great site. I love blue.
I want to race too, I always had wanted to go rally driving as well. I love fast.
Have done the skydiving thing, its great if you want to get over your fear of heights. When I did this I told noone in my family til after. I tell ya I was on a high for four days and nights, it was exhilerating!!
My family freaked out, I did however enticed my daughter Loni and my youngest sister Fiona to do it. Lon moaned how the straps hurt between her legs, my sister Fiona wanted to go again like me. My youngest daughter Natz wanted to do it too but her father said no, I think that was a wrong decision, I believe it would have given her the confidence she needed, I should have just let her without her fathers consent.
Life is all about experiences otherwise how would you know, it is a shame fear rules our lives, we could miss out on so much.
Loved the Attractor Factor too by the way, I loved it, I bought a copy for my sister Lisa, she said it was awesome and is looking forward to Zero Limits.
Arohanui
Tania
Joe, First let me thank you for showing us that you are willing to walk your talk. You don’t just say “do this or that and get xyz results. like a test book, You experience and empathy kicks in. I respect you for this, accepting fears and doing them and releasing is difficult yet powerful. Part of the Sedona Method which I’m learning. Dr. Joe Vitale your a modern day hero in my book! Thank you for being our friend and mentor.
Ellie
Joe,
I have experienced “Hot Laps” with professional race drivers too… It certainly ignites the giggles! And, it expands one’s idea of “possibilities”…
We see that when we begin, we are timid, frightened, jerky (we drive in fits and starts) however with practice, we become bold, courageous, and smooth – all attributes which contribute to speed on the track, and in business.
This is a super – important lesson – and shows the importance of proper coaching, and practice under the supervision of a coach.
P.S. Steve Olson’s quote is faboulous… I will borrow with attribution:
“Isn’t it amazing when you confront fear you discover your fear was a curtian concealing wonderous joy?”
Hi Joe,
Congratulation, it is great to see you pass throught your fears and going for the race with your driver. It takes courage to decide and do it. I’m sure this experience would mean even more to you than just doing it. It will help you even in other area of your life.
Take good care.
Serge
Wow, what a wonderful experience that must have been 🙂 And congratulations with your page on Amazon. Wonderful.
I recently purchased the “Attractor Factor” on audio because I loved the book so much. I wanted to listen to it over and over to try and imbed the material, like they suggest on “The Secret”, unfortunately, the last track (11) on Disc 2 appears to be truncated. It’s showing as only 15 seconds long and cuts out mid-word. I hope that not all the copies sold have that anomaly as the Canadian price is $37.98 plus tax and I want to exchange it for a good copy. Just thought I should let you know.
Yikes! I hope all the copies aren’t like that, too. This is the only complaint I’ve ever heard. I hope you can return or exchange it. Thanks for the heads up.
joe
Yo, Dr. Joe, I’m HYPNOTIZED by Buying Trances and just read the chapter that talks about Nested Loops….WOW, awesome stuff! By the way, just went over to the site you refer to in that chapter and bought the ebook….DOUBLE AWESOME!
I must say, I’m in a freakin trance right now, a buying trance none the less, on all your material. My demand is to learn to write hypnotic, powerful copy. And I demand $2,500,000 this year.
Cheers my friend!
What a cool experience Joe! Ive always wanted to get in a race car with a professional so in a way I attracted this e-mail. Thanks anyway for all your wise words and love, you really make this world a better place.
A big hug from Mexico City to Texas,
James
Joe!
Glad you decided to do the Panoz school – back in December when we emailed about it I just knew that you would. I did my instructor “hot laps” with Joe Foster at the end of Day Two, and it really opened my eyes about how fast a talented driver could take Turn 12. I spent that night visualizing what I’d experienced (doing laps while sitting in my rental car in the hotel parking lot) and on Day Three I found out that I was one of those talented drivers – over the hill and through 12 flat in fourth!
Well done!
Bruce
To answer you, Joe about the audio – yes, I was able to return it for a credit note and they are re-ordering for me. I’m feeling deprived, though – OH! I also wanted to ask you if you had your brother/cousin/uncle/whomever read some of the audio for you – I noticed a distint change in the voice about a third of the way through (about) the second disc.
“I’m sure I would have gotten sick with such reckless driving.” -Joe
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lol…couldn’t resist
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Universal Law. Ok…so you have seen The Secret. Now, it’s time to get rockin’ with the Law of Attraction.
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What do you think of when you hear the word “attract”? How would it feel to be able to ATTRACT what ever you would like INTO your life? It’s possible. You can come to depend on the Universal Law of Attraction, just has you have come to depend on the Physical Law of Gravity.
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4. Law of supply and demand
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6. “As a man thinks in his heart, so is he.” Proverbs 23:7
7. Emerson called it the Law of Compensation
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