Are your DREAMS bigger than your FEARS?

Every personal transition is a battle between the DREAM and the FEAR.

You may be transitioning from a corporate role into entrepreneurship... or from being a stay-home spouse to being self-employed... or from being a self-employed professional to having a bigger team and a bigger business.

Here are the typical fears that haunt you and keep you from making progress: Fear of failure, Fear of financial insecurity, and Fear of not getting approval and support from your environment.

But focusing on your fears will not get you more results. One advice I give to my clients when helping them through transitions is this:

Make sure that your DREAMS are bigger than your FEARS.

Why are you doing this? What lifestyle are you trying to create? Every change comes with some kind of fear. That is perfectly normal. So make sure that achieving your dreams is more important to you than staying in status quo. So when fear knocks on your door, you're ready to say, "Thanks for trying to keep me safe, but I'm too excited about my dream to answer right now. Bye."

Remember that your fears are trying to help you and keep you safe. And if you think about it, your life is fine. Even if you don't change, for the most part your life will be OK. But you don't seem to be OK with OK, are you? The reason you want to transition is because you want more than OK. When you realise that fear is not a bad thing, you might want to stop fighting fear and start being kind to it. Tell it that you recognise its intention and appreciate it. And give it the understanding that you're on a new adventure and you don't really need it to be in the driver's seat right now. In fact, ask it to sit in the backseat and don't let it even touch the radio! Invite ADVENTURE instead to sit in the front seat as your co-pilot.

Now that you know how to handle fear, let's talk about

The mindset of A DRIVER DRIVING IN THE DARK

This is the mindset that will help you move ahead and go through your transition with ease and flow.

Imagine for a second, you come home from an event and it's late in the evening. You get into your car and turn on the engine & headlights... and you start driving. You can't see what's ahead of you except what your headlight has lit up. You don't stress out because you can't see your house. Instead, you drive confidently ahead relying on your headlights to gradually light up the way home.

Living through a transition is like driving home with headlights. You don't need to see the entire journey. Just focus on the 30-50 meters ahead. If you do it with an open mind and curiosity, you will find resources along the way that lights up another 50 meters ... and another... and another.

In transitions, I find it very useful to focus on the PRESENT instead of worrying too much about the future. Planning is good, but over-planning can be stressful. Why? Because in reality, there is no way you can predict how things go. Short term planning is often enough, and it keeps you flexible to make tweaks along the way. Over-planning can make you too rigid and stressed when things don't go your way.

I help a lot of people going through transitions to get clarity on their new destinations, discover their WHY, and align their belief systems to achieve their desired goals. I start with life goals before discussing business goals, because it gives better clarity and direction and ensures life balance along the way.

Message me if you want a sparring partner to help you transition yourself to a better future.