what if?

Our brains have lots of questions - what if? But how?

The questions keep us stuck. We get overwhelmed by the uncertainty. It makes us wary of making big moves or putting ourselves out there or taking risks.

My brain works this way too. Especially when I was first growing my business. What if I don't get enough clients? What if I don't make enough money? What if I fail?

So my favorite thing to do is to answer every question that my brain has. Because once we have an answer to the question, the uncertainty goes away.

What is "enough" clients? "Enough" money? How could I put myself out there more and more? What would I do if I didn't make enough money? How do I define failure? What do I make that mean about me?

I answered all of these questions. I found new ways of meeting people, telling them what I do and making offers to help them. At the beginning, I also taught swim lessons to boost my income. I started to evaluate how I was spending my time. I decided I would always be a coach, even if I got a corporate job for a while. I decided that I wanted to fail faster so I could learn. I decided that I couldn't really ever fail because coaching is what I love to do. I started to work on myself and my brain so that I could handle anything that comes my way.

And this works with everything our brain asks - the big things, the little things. So what questions does your brain have? How can you answer them?