{"id":14817,"date":"2022-04-22T06:05:38","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T13:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bensettle.com\/blog\/?p=14817"},"modified":"2022-04-22T06:05:38","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T13:05:38","slug":"8-words-that-destroy-anxiety-despair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bensettle.com\/blog\/8-words-that-destroy-anxiety-despair\/","title":{"rendered":"8 words that destroy anxiety &#038; despair"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many years ago, I remember reading a blog that had the \u201ccure\u201d for despair.<\/p>\n<p>Or anxiety.<\/p>\n<p>Or just plain old insecurity &amp; uncertainty.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m writing \u201cto\u201d business people here.<\/p>\n<p>But it is just as applicable to one\u2019s personal life as it is to business.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, what is this cure?<\/p>\n<p>Whenever you are worried about something \u2014 anything \u2014 and anxious ask yourself:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u201cIsn&#8217;t there something better I could be doing?\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>No, I am not saying it will fix your problems. But at the same time, I cannot even begin to tell you all the immediate and long term benefits of doing this one simple thing that literally anyone reading this can do. God gave you quite a magnificently designed instrument when He gifted you that brain of yours. It\u2019s an extremely powerful tool that is literally built for problem solving \u2014 on both a conscious and subconscious level. Great copywriters (Gene Schwartz, Gary Bencivenga, Dan Kennedy, etc) for example, will often teach how to use both to create sales copy, headlines, bullets, etc.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s nothing woo-woo or mystical about it.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s simply how your brain was designed.<\/p>\n<p>And by asking it questions it will very often give you answers.<\/p>\n<p>And so it is with this particular question:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIsn\u2019t there something better I could be doing?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t care if you\u2019re worried about your business.<\/p>\n<p>What that medical diagnosis will be.<\/p>\n<p>Or even if that girl you like will text you back.<\/p>\n<p>In many ways, these 8 words are the ultimate cure to Neediness, too. And very few things in this world \u2014 from a purely business &amp; marketing POV \u2014 will kill your marketing response, influence, and ability to persuade like Neediness.<\/p>\n<p>Again:<\/p>\n<p>This won\u2019t solve any problems by itself.<\/p>\n<p>But it can get you moving forward and doing something, at least \u2014 instead of sitting around worried. And that movement very much can lead to even extremely dire problems solved, constructive use of time, debilitating anxieties relieved, and, yes, outright despair either destroyed or at least severely \u201cblunted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Best part:<\/p>\n<p>You can test it at any time and see for yourself.<\/p>\n<p>It doesn\u2019t \u201ccost\u201d anything.<\/p>\n<p>You simply ask, at any time you are stuck, afraid, or anxious about anything:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIsn\u2019t there something better I could be doing?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>All right enough bull brain soup for the soul.<\/p>\n<p>This mindset can do wonders for your copywriting too.<\/p>\n<p>Especially when worried about having nothing to say, not knowing what to write in a headline, mind going \u201cblank\u201d for a good story, having a weak grasp on market research and the list goes on, and on, and on.<\/p>\n<p>Copywriters are often an insecure, and worry-prone bunch.<\/p>\n<p>Although few of them will admit it\u2026<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the Email Players Newsletter go here:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.EmailPlayers.com\"><strong>www.EmailPlayers.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ben Settle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many years ago, I remember reading a blog that had the \u201ccure\u201d for despair. Or anxiety. Or just plain old insecurity &amp; uncertainty. I\u2019m writing \u201cto\u201d business people here. But it is just as applicable to one\u2019s personal life as it is to business. Anyway, what is this cure? 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