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Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway: Dynamic Techniques for Turning Fear, Indecision, and Anger into Power, Action, and Love Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Susan Jeffers PhD (Author, Narrator), Hay House LLC (Publisher)
4.6 out of 5 stars 8,869 ratings

"Living is taking chances, and Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway has helped so many people-both men and women-to achieve success." (Louise Hay, the best-selling author of You Can Heal Your Life)

Are you afraid of making decisions...asking your boss for a raise...committing to a relationship...going on an interview...public speaking...facing the future?

Does fear keep you from jumping into life with energy and excitement?

Fear seems to be epidemic in our society. We fear changing plans, we fear staying stuck. We fear failure, we fear success. Whatever your fears, this classic guide will give you concrete tools and insights to improve your ability to handle any situation life throws at you.

Best-selling author Susan Jeffers' timeless teachings live on in this work, based on the same techniques she used in her own life to experience more strength, peace, and joy.

Learn how to:

  • Let go of negative programming
  • Say "yes!" to all circumstances
  • Raise your level of self-esteem
  • Become more assertive
  • Create more love, trust, and enjoyment

Through the process Susan has laid out, you'll discover that fear is simply a fact of life, not a barrier to success. Get ready to take control and move ahead with your life. Feel the fear...and do it anyway!

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  1. Listening Length
    6 hours and 7 minutes
  2. Author
    Susan Jeffers PhD
  3. Narrator
    Susan Jeffers PhD
  4. Audible release date
    August 20, 2019
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Hay House LLC
  7. ASIN
    B07W5WXWJN
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Product details

Listening Length 6 hours and 7 minutes
Author Susan Jeffers PhD
Narrator Susan Jeffers PhD
Audible.com Release Date August 20, 2019
Publisher Hay House LLC
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B07W5WXWJN
Best Sellers Rank #5,125 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#12 in Anxiety Disorders
#33 in Anxieties & Phobias
#102 in Business Motivation & Self-Improvement (Audible Books & Originals)

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Customers find the book insightful, with one mentioning it provides practical tools to think about life differently. Moreover, the book is easy to read with practical suggestions, and customers appreciate its realistic approach to dealing with fear. However, opinions on value for money are mixed, with some saying the price is worth it while others consider it a waste of money.

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303 customers mention "Insight"294 positive9 negative

Customers find the book life-changing, providing powerful insights and tools to think about life differently.

"...Its biggest strength is the high value it places on positivity, of which, in our deeply cynical and angry age, we are in greater need with every..." Read more

"...have something I want to achieve, I will read it again - this is a timeless book, & I'm thankful I found it." Read more

"...In this enduring guide to self-empowerment, Dr. Susan Jeffers inspires us with dynamic techniques and profound concepts that have helped countless..." Read more

"I loved this book and found it so relatable. I feel more relaxed and fearless. Read it today!" Read more

265 customers mention "Readability"252 positive13 negative

Customers find the book highly readable and essential, with one customer noting it's a classic that should be kept and reread.

"...Susan Jeffers does a great job motivating the reader to face their fears no matter what it is in order to grow in life...." Read more

"Great book! Recommend. Feel the fear and do it anyway is going to be my favorite phrase from now on." Read more

"I loved this book and found it so relatable. I feel more relaxed and fearless. Read it today!" Read more

"Great book. It gave me a lot to think about. Highly recommended." Read more

86 customers mention "Ease of read"81 positive5 negative

Customers find the book easy to read, appreciating its practical suggestions and clear explanations.

"...they have been great, but the author of this book does a great job making the content clear and easy for the reader to understand...." Read more

"A solid explanation of how fear eats away at our lives. Good concepts to fight off fear. Wish the author left out the New Age stuff at the end." Read more

"...Move's the earnest reader from stuck to doing." Read more

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82 customers mention "Fear"76 positive6 negative

Customers appreciate the book's approach to dealing with fear, noting it goes beyond phobias to address anxiety and public speaking. One customer mentions it outlines five fear truths, while another describes how it helps become free of doubt and fear.

"...is probably not what most people want this book for, but me not being afraid of life, that is monumental, I was afraid that I was not a real person/..." Read more

"Great book! Recommend. Feel the fear and do it anyway is going to be my favorite phrase from now on." Read more

"I loved this book and found it so relatable. I feel more relaxed and fearless. Read it today!" Read more

"A solid explanation of how fear eats away at our lives. Good concepts to fight off fear. Wish the author left out the New Age stuff at the end." Read more

11 customers mention "Realistic"11 positive0 negative

Customers find the book realistic.

"...She is realistic which is always good on a book of this nature...." Read more

"...This book is real and very helpful if you are struggling with anxiety." Read more

"This is a very nice book, easy to read and very realistic. This is not a self-help book with typical phrases to encourage people...." Read more

"...it because I boughat it for my grandson and he said it had some good ideals." Read more

11 customers mention "Value for money"7 positive4 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the book's value for money, with some finding the price worth it while others consider it a waste of money.

"...Its biggest strength is the high value it places on positivity, of which, in our deeply cynical and angry age, we are in greater need with every..." Read more

"...However, the rest of the book are anecdotal and far-fetched, no value to me. Some good suggestions are based on cognitive behavioral therapy...." Read more

"Price was good and transit time was excellent. Needed for my bookclub." Read more

"great book...came in on time...price is worth it...the book is ell written...it gave insight about certain things that i wasnt aware of .....change..." Read more

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This book was recommended to me by a co-worker. And it has turned out to be the best thing ever if you need a reminder or some inspiration this is the book for you! Plus call me crazy, but it smells good too! And that's a hard thing to do for amazon. 😅
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  • Nikki
    5.0 out of 5 stars YES!!!
    Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2025
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    This book was recommended to me by a co-worker. And it has turned out to be the best thing ever if you need a reminder or some inspiration this is the book for you!

    Plus call me crazy, but it smells good too! And that's a hard thing to do for amazon. 😅
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    Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2025
    This book was recommended to me by a co-worker. And it has turned out to be the best thing ever if you need a reminder or some inspiration this is the book for you!

    Plus call me crazy, but it smells good too! And that's a hard thing to do for amazon. 😅
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  • Well That’s Swell
    5.0 out of 5 stars Quality product. Can’t speak to the content. Yet.
    Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2025
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    Book is in great shape. Shipped and delivered fast! Not a scratch on the cover.
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  • C. C. Black
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good Counsel
    Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2024
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    I'm no fan of self-help books, of which this (I suppose) is a specimen. That said, Dr. Jeffers is a common-sense counselor with some good ideas. Even her less-than-good ideas may spur you to devise better ones of your own. Its biggest strength is the high value it places on positivity, of which, in our deeply cynical and angry age, we are in greater need with every passing month (week? day?).
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  • ray
    5.0 out of 5 stars this book is the best
    Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2025
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    I have read many self help books and they have been great, but the author of this book does a great job making the content clear and easy for the reader to understand. Susan Jeffers does a great job motivating the reader to face their fears no matter what it is in order to grow in life. I had to buy a hard copy of this book to always have with me.
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  • Valerie G
    5.0 out of 5 stars LOVE this book!
    Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2013
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    I listen to books on my kindle (I turn on "text to speak") as I get ready in the morning for work. I've listened to this book twice now. I swear, I will probably listen to it countless more times. It's amazing how powerful this book is for me. I've struggled with depression most of my life, I am currently going through a divorce, & living alone for the first time in my life. I was, & at times I still feel like a lost puppy...

    I had a pretty unique life, I lived with my mother, we moved a lot, I was sexually abused by one of very few male figures in my life...I never had many friends (we moved too much for me to get close to people), & my mother was emotionally unavailable. To this day she is not emotionally available, but I accept her as she is, & that took years to learn how to do...the point of me putting my life story out there is because no one in my life cared about me, in any way shape or form. My mom couldn't wait for me to get married, she just about signed for me to marry my then 21 year old boyfriend when I was 15, because I think she could not wait to get rid of me, her "burden" off of her chest. So, when I did finally get married a few years ago, I thought my life's mission was accomplished, I was married, that was what I was supposed to do in my life, if I ever wanted my mother to be proud of me...

    I was never around anyone in my life that told me "feel the fear, & do it anyway", no one said "you can do this, keep going forward"...I didn't have that. I feel like I was raising myself, I raised myself emotionally, I gave myself pep-talks to be able to make it through new schools a few new ones every year, stomach aches of worry when my mom would be freaking out, concerned about bills or whatever else she had going on in her life... Severe neglect, that's what I'd say my life was. I had maybe 2 friends through my entire school career, real friends, that is. And, we moved so much, I never even kept in touch. Anyway, the point is, that when you grow up without someone there telling you that you can do whatever you want, you can be whatever you want, you are great, you are amazing, even amazing people get scared...you don't assume those things. I have had irrational fears, sooooooooooooo many, I was scared of the dark, scared of Michael Myers (as if this fictional character was going to come after me...seriously, I was afraid he was, I know it probably sounds so ridiculous to the average person, but I've been to therapy, these fears come from trauma & basically the things I went through growing up)...sometimes I never thought I'd be able to get past all of the fears that crippled me. I've been wanting to go back to school, & get my degree, but school was very hard for me, I am anti-social, & going to school was traumatizing in itself for me, with all that was going on in the background of my life, school was just as torturous to me...I never had any friends, I wasn't the cool kid, I ate lunch alone a lot...it was awful.

    I signed up to go to school a few years ago, I made it to the parking lot that first day, burst into tears...turned around & went home...cried for hours, nearly committed suicide...these feelings run very deep, & it's hard to move forward when there is so many painful memories of the past.

    Anyway, with this book, I feel like I'm very close to being able to have the courage to go back. I think a few more times of listening to this book, & I'll actually be able to do it. But overall, this book makes me less afraid of life. That again is probably not what most people want this book for, but me not being afraid of life, that is monumental, I was afraid that I was not a real person/woman without being married or a wife, the one thing I'd idolized my whole life (I was taught to), to be married. I survived, & everyday is a new day & journey, & you never know where life might take you. I feel great when I read this book, I'll keep reading, whenever I have something I want to achieve, I will read it again - this is a timeless book, & I'm thankful I found it.
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  • Andres Ibarra
    5.0 out of 5 stars excellent
    Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2025
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    Great book! Recommend. Feel the fear and do it anyway is going to be my favorite phrase from now on.
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  • Shemp
    5.0 out of 5 stars Hits Home….in many ways
    Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2022
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    Some context: I am on page 84 of 167. I am age 60 and have had a useful career as a professional. Even so, there is still pervasive and paralyzing fear. Can I retire? Why do I feel so unsatisfied? Why do I feel “behind” or out of touch? I don’t like the way the world is changing, do I have to change with it? I want to keep earning, but a I really don’t feel like learning “new fangled” stuff. Will we have enough money? Etc etc….

    From my view, this is an outstanding book and every chapter thus far has provided valuable insights that I will be required to read again, then again and then again. I am not going to beat myself up, but this book has pinpointed so many of my areas of weakness that it is uncanny. The first read, which I am still navigating, provides the possibilities and the hope. I see I can improve and grow….but I have to reiterate that you will need to read this book over and over to continue burning the concepts in….it is work.

    Given all of that, I would say this is the best book of analysis and self-help I personally have read and I have read A LOT! I say that because I differentiate between platitudes and straight talk and actionable skills to learn. There are many “cheerleading” books and those also are valuable….and there is some cheerleading in this book as well, but there is also a heck of a lot of straight talk and actionable content.

    I certainly don’t like some parts of the book - for instance the part accepting of leaving children while one goes back to school. I don’t know what age the children were so there could be some conjecture on my part, but if an individual wants children, my take is that a parent needs to be there for 18 years….sure, when they are 18 then go back and grow and make the world your stage.

    I can’t recommend this book enough even after only half of it - and I will be reading this one in Perpetuity….a confident 5 out of 5 stars.

    Thank You Dr Jeffers for a brilliant work….
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  • Ri
    5.0 out of 5 stars Worth it
    Reviewed in Japan on July 15, 2024
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    Really a good book!
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  • Cliente de Kindle
    5.0 out of 5 stars Me encanto
    Reviewed in Mexico on April 9, 2020
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    Es un libro maravilloso, me encantó la parte del compromiso, debes de hacer todo con eso, lo recomiendo mucho.
    Te va a ayudar a identificar muchas cosas que dejamos de hacer por miedos infundados.
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    Reviewed in Brazil on January 9, 2025
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Ottimo per spingersi oltre la zona di comfort
    Reviewed in Italy on April 21, 2025
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    Libro ben fatto
    E di facile comprensione anche per chi non sa l’inglese perfettamente
    Molto interessante e pieno di spunti per spingersi verso il limite della zona di comfort
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  • Xeniya Danilov
    5.0 out of 5 stars Motivating
    Reviewed in Canada on July 6, 2024
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    **"Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway" by Susan Jeffers** is an empowering self-help classic that offers practical tools and strategies for overcoming fear and building confidence. Jeffers provides insightful advice on transforming fear into personal power, encouraging readers to embrace challenges and take action despite their fears. The book's relatable anecdotes and clear, actionable steps make it a motivating read for anyone looking to break free from fear and live a more fulfilling life. Its timeless wisdom continues to resonate with readers seeking personal growth and resilience.
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