Face your fears...

I love this song! Recently it has been my personal anthem as I have made major changes in my life, my career. Fear crept in to make these decisions. I faced my fears front and center in making the decision to be part of ActionCOACH as my own boss, my own business. I could have taken a cushy executive job, guaranteed salary, benefits and more. As I want you to always be honest with yourself, let me as always share personal honesty here. I took that job for about 24 hours because it was the safe choice to support my family. There was no ‘fear” in that decision. Then, my sons reminded me that we have a saying in our family (also for my teams)… “Embrace failure!”

I have written about “embracing failure” in past posts. In my fear to take the leap of business ownership with ActionCOACH, I was afraid of not having that safety net. Then, through the support of my family I realized that together we are the safety net for our family. It was not just me, but it is US! Also, many people in my life, as expected are supporting my success in this new adventure, and I support them in return as well. We all have more around us than we release that support our success. That are part of our “safety” net in life to go for it!

Over the years I have talked with my teams, and people who cross my path in life, specifically about fears that hold us back. We all have fears that keep us from either far exceeding our goals and/or taking a chance to make our goals and dreams become reality. See, as we become successful many of us fear losing that success. That is usually the biggest fear most people have to recognize. We forget our fearless nature. With strong work ethic is why we have been successful. Some of us never truly taste success because we do not believe we are supposed to have it in any form. Think about these lyrics:

“All the demons creeping in…your chains only drive me down… I’ve battled hard with the face in the mirror…”

What do these lyrics mean to you? To me each line says the same thing: “It is our own selves that we battle.” We inflict chains and ceilings that hold us down or limit the heights we can reach, instead of embracing the success we are meant to have. Yes! We are meant to be successful! We were not put on this world to suffer, yet so many think that is so. No matter what difficult times you may be going through, STOP thinking you are not supposed to be happy/successful/joyful/bountiful. You are! It is only ourselves that actually keep us from success.

“Rise up from the ground, gonna make you a BELIEVER…” “…Feel the pulse in my veins like a fighter…Nothing can stop me now…”

Nothing can stop you but you!

Wow, this song pumps me up EVERY time I listen to it! I have it on a loop sometimes when I need that energy kick in my soul.

What is your biggest fear that keeps you from success? What fear or fears keeps you from taking that risk to have what you want. I would be honored to have you share them with me either here or in a private messages. Let’s talk about them, acknowledge them and release them.

Life is about growth, so let’s face our fears and grow from them!

We Believe In Growth!

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