Begin Anyhow.

As is becoming my practice, once a post hits the 8000 view mark, I'll reshare it as an article to stash it for fresh eyes and 'ready reference' so it doesn't get lost in the wash of awesome new content updates. [Original post HERE - check it out as there is some gold in the comments section as well!]

I'm a recovering perfectionist.

And part of that recovery is learning to be with the feelings of anxiety that rise when:

- I’m doing something for the first time

- I’m stretching beyond my previous experience in an area of expertise

- I’m creating concepts and clarifying new perspectives that will challenge others

- I’m stepping out from the behind a mask of safety and REALLY being seen.

At its most extreme it comes with the mental straight jacket of epic inaction and Olympic class procrastination!

Enormous waves of self-doubt and debilitating panic wash over me.

Getting so stuck in my head that I become incapable of even getting words out of my face, and I’m usually a pretty good talker! ??

So today, following 2 days of all of the above including two nights of SUPER broken sleep and a bucket of rescue remedy, I’m going to begin anyhow.

This post is for me...and for anyone else who’s putting off beginning something potentially TREMENDOUS because of fear and anxiety about judgement, imperfection, failure and being seen.

START CLOSE IN

TAKE ONE STEP

AND THEN ANOTHER

BEGIN ANYHOW.

#dothework #growthmindset #personalleadership #fullyhuman #humancentred #humancentered #leadershipdevelopment #vulnerability #tunein #personaldevelopment

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Kate Billing is renowned thinker, designer and facilitator in the New Zealand leadership space. With over 20 years experience, she is one of the Co-founders of Blacksmith, a leadership development practice specialising in the development of human-centred leaders and fully human organisations and a Certified B Corp.

She has also been the Co-founder of the NZ Conscious Capitalism movement, a Founding Angel of the Y for Youth Foundation and President of the K Road Business Association (one of the most diverse, edgy and creative business communities in NZ).