the thing with fear is

We all face fear in absolutely everything we do. That’s a given. Fear is a BS story that happily resides in what feels like the front of our minds, and thus thrives off telling us everything we totally don’t need to hear- but kinda want to hear so that we don’t live our full potential, or take the leap so we continue to succumb to mediocre or ‘safe’ lives.

Because doing something that we’d love is scary, right?

FEAR HOLDS US BACK. IT MAKES US BELIEVE WE DON’T HAVE WHAT IT TAKES, AND CREATES A RESISTANCE IN OUR LIVES WHICH THEN CAUSES UNHAPPINESS. BECAUSE WE BELIEVE IT AND WE SETTLE.

Fear is on repeat like a terrible iTunes Top 40 song that we somehow know ALL the lyrics to. Well, it’s time to tune into another playlist.

I was introduced to mindset work when I worked with my first ever business coach, which at the time I had no idea that combatting my fear and self-limiting beliefs was going to be the major transformation in my life. I thought Facebook marketing and business strategies was..

BUT, BUSINESS AND MINDSET GO HAND IN HAND...AND SO DOES LIFE, ACTUALLY.

I learned how to fully back myself in ways I had never before. When I used to never speak up, I now ask questions. When I used to shy away in social settings, I’m now my most honest self (turns out I’m actually pretty cool and quite funny). And, I see this with my friends, family and clients. Because finding their purpose and switching up the thought patterns make them light the room up when they enter.

It’s infectious.

But, I get it. We have all had testing times to endure, and hopefully overcome, which can still weigh heavy on our hearts and cause a resistance. Even if we work on it so that we feel strong some days and weak others, fear can still pop up with attempts to ruin all the good things we’ve worked on (it still happens to me). It’s natural, yes, but thankfully the brain can be retrained.

WE CAN’T COMPLETELY RID FEAR FROM OUR BEAUTIFUL MINDS, ALTHOUGH I WISH WE COULD. INSTEAD, WE CAN LEARN HOW TO NOT LET IT TAKE A HOLD OF US.

It’s about acknowledging the thoughts, reminding us they’re not worthy of our brain space, rising above the story and stepping into our power.

That’s the secret.