A method for overcoming fear is to confront what you fear in your mind instead of in your environment. Your fears are in your mind, so use your mind to overcome them with what I call a ''mind-movie,'' the experience of a real event that occurs in your imagination only. Mind-movies are an extremely effective fear-busting technique and are about 50 percent as effective in deprogramming fears as facing the actual fear-triggering event. To create a mind-movie, find a quiet place to sit and close your eyes. Envision yourself going through the fear-triggering situation over and over. See yourself handling the situation successfully. Years ago I used this process anytime I was going into a situation that required negotiation, sales skills, or public speaking. I always saw myself as the victor, the winner, and more often than not I was.