It's a fact. Transitions trigger fear and fear can immobilize even the most confident optimist about to embark on a new venture. The unknown, inherent in any transition, is not the culprit. Rather, it's your response to it that can squelch momentum or even cause you to rethink your goal or desire that was motivated by a passion. Trying to talk yourself out of what scares you may work momentarily. But it's likely that your fear will return to slow you down and raise your anxiety when you think seriously about taking that risk. Dealing with fear is not easy and requires more than an "I think I can" mantra to overcome its grip. To move beyond your fear, you need something that surpasses the power of fear and shifts you from backing away to moving forward--something that connects with your passion. Since it was your dream, desire or goal that elicited your fear in the first place, it can also be the force that dismisses it. If you maintain your focus on what is true (that is, what you desire), and not what you make up in your mind in order to be in control of all possible "what if" scenarios, your thoughts will be aligned with your goal. In thinking about what scares you, and/or what you don't want, you create a type of "disconnect" that diminishes your motivation and limits your ability to push through obstacles. To put this all simply: Identify clearly what you desire, keep your thoughts focused on it and do whatever you can to move in that direction--then let go.