The Positive Place Episode 25: Overcoming Fear. Have you ever been afraid? I have, and the way I have learned to overcome them is by leaning in and taking action. As we go through life our fears like many thing will change. The  good news is the process to overcoming a fear does not change, and our ability to experience and do the thing that makes us afraid is how we truly overcome it. When the truth is revealed fear is removed, and once our mind is made up about the positive outcome of a situation we will no longer be fearful of it. Learning to overcome our fears happens through learning to believe optimistically in ourselves.