The JonesDozi Show - Self-Help Podcast · Jones Asiegbu

4 Best Strategies To Overcome Your Fears with Cade Smith

November 26, 2023·36 min·1 clip

Jones starts with fear. He treats it less like an enemy and more like a companion on the road to growth. Cade Smith joins him as a friend and brother, and as a runner for Idaho State University’s XC track team. Jones asks about Cade's All-American distinction in junior college and in the Distance Medley, and Cade goes back to 2021, the first indoor season he ever competed in at a super high level. It was COVID season, so travel was hard, meets were hard to find, and the whole thing carried more uncertainty than usual. Cade talks through how that kind of season can test a person. The conversation then turns toward what fear actually does inside someone. Jones describes the feeling of seeing a wall and wondering why it is there at all, instead of asking how to climb over it. Cade answers with a racing analogy about the governor on a car. A runner can stop at the wall, or can spend everything in the tank trying to break through it. That choice matters. Once the wall gives way, he says, the rewards can feel almost limitless because the runner can keep going faster for longer. The episode also leans on a simple faith-forward idea. Jones and Cade talk about breathing, strength, and putting God first while still doing your part. Cade says God gave him the talent, so it makes sense to give God some part of the credit for the achievement too. That keeps the conversation grounded. The closing stretch returns to a bigger lesson about how people handle fear, uncertainty, and the pressure to keep moving. Jones and Cade both land on the idea that life is not only about the destination. The journey matters because it is where people learn to enjoy the craft, stay patient, and keep moving even when fear shows up. The tone stays warm, encouraging, and familiar, with a reminder that everyone makes mistakes and everyone feels fear.

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Fear is framed as a companion for growth.

This episode treats fear as a companion on the path to personal growth, not something to be beaten into silence. Jones speaks with Cade Smith, who runs for the XC track team at Idaho State University and is described as an All-American in Junior College and Distance Medley in…

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