Fear. The word brings up a vast array of thoughts and emotions. From the feeling I get watching a scary movie to the feeling I get worrying about my kids. It’s the core of my anxiety. It’s easy to fall into the trap of “what if” – and of course every single “what if” is terrible. My brain never comes up with happy, rainbow-filled what if scenarios. They’re always full of pain and tears. Basically the worst possible scenario for anything.
It can be so easy to allow that fear and anxiety to stop our forward motion. Some days it doesn’t feel worth it to keep working towards something when our brain just plays the worst case scenario on loop. I let it stop me from actively working on my dreams for years. After years of continually letting myself off the hook for goals I set, and then disappointing myself, I finally took action. Despite my fear.
Now, I’d argue that when you’re feeling scared about your goals is the best time to take action. It means you’re working toward the goals that mean the most to you. The ones your heart and soul want nothing more than to reach. For me, that goal has always been writing a book. For years I let myself come up with any and every excuse to not work toward it.
What if I can’t do it?
What if people hate it?
What if people love it?
What if, what if, what if…
I finally annoyed myself enough that I ignored that voice in my brain and wrote the book. Yes, it was hard. It was one of the hardest things I’ve done in my entire life.
And I wouldn’t take it back for anything in the world. That journey has helped me become the woman I am today. And it’s set the stage for the woman I’ll become tomorrow.
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