Do you ever feel like life is passing you by? Have you ever let fear hold you back from pursuing a goal or dream?

Best selling author, entrepreneur and mother, Ruth Soukop answers those questions and many more in her book, Do it Scared.

She combines practical, easy-to-implement strategies for overcoming fear and resistance in your life, along with the motivation and encouragement to actually start making real changes that lead to big results. 

Soukop has experienced fear in her own life attempting suicide several times- and she survived with only a 10 percent chance to live. After overcoming her own harrowing battle with depression and suicidal thoughts, she identified the role that fear played in her thinking and decided to take action.

Ruth surveyed over 4,000 people about the role that fear plays in their lives - and found a common theme: 7 Fear Archetypes that hold us back from pursuing our dreams and reaching our goals.

She identifies these as the Fear Archetypes: the Procrastinator, the Rule Follower, the People Pleaser, the Outcast, the Self-Doubter, the Excuse Maker and the Pessimist.

She says once you can identify the unique way that fear is holding you back, you can create solutions to crush it.