Stepping out of my comfort zone

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You know those insurance company commercials where someone describes a moment in their life and then says “Yeah, I’m there?” Here’s mine:

You’re stuck. You feel as if a roadblock or brick wall is in front of you. It’s difficult for you to take the first step. Your fear is getting the best of you.

Yeah, I’m there.

In the spirit of my last post, I’m stepping out of my comfort zone and becoming radically transparent. I’ve always been authentic, but it’s been difficult for me to reveal all of myself to the entire world through my writing. So, I’ve decided I’m just going to follow my own advice and do it - here I am!

I have this little thing called fear, something that everyone has. I’m scared of such things as tornadoes, especially since I live in Tornado Alley, and spiders, at least any that are bigger than a nickel. Those are the same types of fears that everyone has and isn’t afraid to share with others. But I also have a larger fear, one that isn’t talked about much outside of private conversations. It’s one that many people don’t share because they are afraid to admit to themselves or don’t realize they have it. It’s called “fear of the unknown.”

See, I’m a planner - I like to know what’s coming my way, how it’s going to work and what the end result will be, no surprises. In starting my business though, I don’t have the luxury of knowing how it will all turn out. I’ve waited on things in the hopes that the answers will come to me, but they haven’t. Because I’ve waited, I’ve missed out on opportunities that were right in front of me. I’ve become frustrated, especially with myself. But I haven’t wanted to give up, so I’ve had to try to figure out what’s holding me back. The answer is fear.

So now I am on a mission to get myself out there and let the world get to know me. It’s time for me to concur my fear and, in the words of Nike, “just do it.” And hopefully by posting my fear to the world, it will encourage others to look at what might be holding them back from what they want and figure out a way to overcome it.

So, what about you? What holds you back? How do you get past it?

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