He is aware of when he became fearful and the reason behind it. Awareness can be a good starting step.
He takes the help of a coach/expert to learn the skill. If we learn the skill and understand how to do something, it can reduce how big the fear looks.
He talks back to the voice of fear by challenging it. If we identify the voice in us and are able to challenge it, our mind stops fearing that thing.
He overcame his fear in bits and pieces by exposing himself to one thing at a time. If we break down the big fear into small tasks that we need to do/overcome, we can tackle fear in a systematic way.