Facing Fear with Fortitude

In this episode, you'll learn:

• Sitting in the stagnation is only going to leave you feeling perpetually stuck.
• Whatever it is, you're NOT changing; you're choosing. 
• We can't avoid stress; we can only change the way we approach it.
• Don't disengage in the struggle; feel into the fear. We need challenges to grow.
• Ask yourself- avoidance or action? 
• The potential of failure paralyzes you, your mind flying through the endless "what if's?" 

Can you really do this?

Is this the right time?

Are you competent?

Wouldn't next year be better?

• If nothing changes, then NOTHING CHANGES, the time will never be "right," money will always be "tight."
• Ready is a LIE!
• Our lives are not shaped by conditions but by our decisions. Decide where you want to direct your focus. The only thing that will change the course of life is our choices.
• Suffering is anything less than your version of a beautiful life. 
• It's not the facts that make you suffer. It's your perception of how things should be.
• All beliefs carry with them consequences. 
• You can have any thoughts. Feed your faith & starve your doubts.
• Everyone dreams; dreaming is free. But success comes with the high taxes of doubt and struggle. They can be fleeting for most people, but success demands years of sweat and change and growth, way beyond what's easy and popular. Everyone dreams; few run the miles required for ultimate success.
• Doubt causes distraction which leads to delay, which means less traction towards your dreams. 
• Avoidance of the challenges won't get you there. Action is the only thing that- disciplined action even in the face of fear. 
• Swap out the word failure for feedback. 
• You have two choices in this life-

1: Know that you're made for more, push forward and evolve even if there are moments of pain, fear & uncertainty along the way.

2: Stay stagnant. Comfortably content with the certainty of living a life of mediocrity.

• Dance with your fears. Get playful with possibility. 
• What is the worst-case scenario if you did decide to jump before you were ready? If you leaped knowing you might fall? 

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