I think it’s safe to say we all have
fears. Lots of them. (Not that some of us would admit to them, but they exist.)
But have you ever made a major life decision based on fear? Or maybe you went
with courage instead?
Seriously. Life is scary. Success is
scary. Failure is scary. Commitment is scary.
Some people fear staying in one
place long enough to matter, while others fear leaving that place in order to
spread their wings, make more of themselves or their lives.
Playing sports, or letting our kids
play them = scary. Skydiving, scuba, traveling to new countries, learning to
drive, riding on a motorcycle, skiing, anything you’ve never done before. Starting
a new project, changing careers, anything that signals the beginning of a new
phase of life can be REALLY FREAKING SCARY.
Because once we do those things,
there will be some kind of result. Good or bad. And sometimes, when we do
something big, the results can be ridiculously terrifying.
But if we don’t take those chances,
do those things, how boring would our lives be? And more importantly, how would
we ever discover the most amazing parts of life?
Sometimes we all have to take the
scary road.
Submit that novel. Query that agent.
Apply for that job. Move to a new city. Ask out that guy/girl you like. Plan
that party. Go somewhere foreign.
DO SOMETHING BIG.
This weekend, I challenge you go do
something you’ve been putting off because of fear. And when you do, I want to
hear about it.
Well, what are you waiting for?
Go! Go now!
Good luck.
