FEAR is a DREAM KILLER. ⠀ Has fear ever held you back from starting a project, idea, business, goal, etc.? ⠀ Recently, I faced this fear by recording a video of myself talking about “just starting”. When I got home to edit, I discovered that the audio had messed up and that I had to face my fear again and reshoot the whole video. ⠀ Sometimes “just starting” looks like falling on your face so you can learn how to fly. It is so easy to let the fear of failure keep you from even starting in the first place but I urge you to fight against this fear. ⠀ Go click the link in my bio if you want to watch the whole video and learn more about how to fight against and conquer fear.

“When I started shifting my mindset and saying “so what” more, that’s when I was able to see past the setbacks and change my strategies to have a better return on my attempts to apply for programs and cold-email people I admire. ⠀ Thomas Edison is known for his dozens of inventions. But, what a lot of people don’t know, is that the keys to his successes were his failures. He, himself, said that before finding the one way that worked he found the 99 different ways that didn’t. ⠀ What Edison knew that a lot of us have yet to catch up on is that successes lie in the failures.” -@ishani.narwankar, “Why We Should Try All The Time” ⠀ ??This past Monday, my friend Ishani shared some of her insights on failure in regards to diving #intotheuncomfortable. Go click the link in my bio to read more!

Happy Mother’s Day to all the mommas out there! So grateful for a momma of my own that is such an inspiration and huge supporter of the leaps I am taking in my life! She has been taking some amazing leaps in her own life lately and it has been so inspirational to watch. ⠀ What are some ways your mother or a mother figure in your life has inspired you to take the leap? Let me know in the comments!???? ⠀ ⠀ *ALSO: There will be NO new blog post this week but we will be back next Monday (5/18) ⠀ ⠀ . . . #blogger #blog #bloggers #bloggingtips #lifestyleblogger #intotheuncomfortable #taketheleap #lifestyle #instablogger #blog #ifnotnowwhen #dreams #motivation #motivationblogger #writer #quotes #inspiration #fear #newpost #entrepreneur #hustle #merch #atxblogger #store #ecommerce #newblog #mother #mothersday

“I believe taking the leap can be a process over several weeks, months, and even years, as well as an everyday thing. I believe that taking the leap requires us to wake up every day and keep jumping off of that ledge into the uncomfortable. ⠀ The confusion will still try to cloud your mind. The doubts will still try to creep in and sabotage your plans of flying. You will still have to wake up every single morning and approach the ledge. Taking the leap is not one-and-done; it’s a new part of your daily routine.” ⠀ ??Link in bio to read more about the fourth step of diving #intotheuncomfortable.

“To be totally down to earth with you, it is all perspective. You either fail or you learn. You either persist or you quit. So many people love to have this totally limited mentality to where they do take the leap, but then they fail one time and completely give up. Truth be told and all flying analogies (that I love so dearly) aside, you are going to fail in some shape or form. As I said, a lot of these doubts are genuinely practical. ⠀ But then again, what the heck is practical about jumping off of a cliff? ⠀ Practical is safe. Practical makes sense. Very few people who chose the safe and practical path ever lived fulfilled, extraordinary lives.” ⠀ Link in bio to read more.

Recently, I was talking with someone close to me about a leap they were taking in their life, and they said, “I’m scared to tell people because once I do, it becomes real.” ⠀ This is a fear that many face in their journey towards the edge of the cliff. They get all amped up and high off of the adrenaline rush that comes from deciding to make the jump in their head, but then comes the time they have to make that phone call to their parents or significant other, when they have to walk into their boss’s office and tell him or her that they are leaving the company, or when that alarm goes off at 5:00 AM, screaming at you to get up and go get that morning gym pump in. ⠀ The fear of admitting you are taking the leap is far less about the leap itself, and far more about how you will be judged for doing so. ⠀ It is also a fear that causes a countless number of people to retreat back to safety and comfort. If you choose to allow it to do so, the FEAR OF OTHERS OPINIONS will cripple you and shatter your dreams before your very eyes. I know it may sound somewhat harsh, but the key words are: “If you choose to allow it.”. You cannot control the things they say, only what you let soak in. The ironic part that I have seen multiple times in my own life, as well as watched in others, is that often the majority of people you thought were going to judge you endlessly, wind up supporting you in ways you never expected. ⠀ Link in bio to read more??

New blog post! Click the link in my bio to read about the second step of diving into the uncomfortable: Approaching The Ledge! ⠀ I believe that the most important piece of approaching the ledge is to examine and discover your WHY. Uncovering the core reasons and values behind why you are even approaching the ledge to begin with, will deepen your clarity and even fill you with more confidence to step right up to the edge of the cliff and prepare yourself to take the leap. ⠀ When we uncover our WHY, it will aid in giving us clarity and direction towards taking the leap #intotheuncomfortable.

Step 1 of Diving Into The Uncomfortable: Cliffside Confusion . This state of confusion is extremely tough; it challenges everything you know and everything you have ever known. It challenges your future, your finances, your certainty, and your sense of safety and security. Overall, it challenges your comfort in BIG ways. . ??LINK IN BIO to read more from the latest post “Cliffside Confusion”! . . . . ??Click the “share” button above to add this post to your story or share with your friends! . ?Also be sure to head over to the “store” page and check out the new stickers!! . . . . . #blogger #blog #bloggers #bloggingtips #lifestyleblogger #intotheuncomfortable #taketheleap #instablogger #blog #ifnotnowwhen #dreams #motivation #motivationblogger #writer #quotes #inspiration #entrepreneur #hustle #merch #merchandise #store #commerce #ecommerce #instastory #creative #covid19 #stayhome #doubts #confusion

The Four Steps of diving #intotheuncomfortable . . Over the next four weeks, we will looking into what I believe are the Four Steps of diving #intotheuncomfortable. Starting tomorrow, we will dive into the first step: Cliffside Confusion. As we go through these steps, I intend to post a video on this page diving deeper into each step. Make sure to follow and stay tuned for more! . . ??Click the “share” button above to add this post to your story or share with your friends! . . . . ??LINK IN BIO to read the latest blog post! . ?Also be sure to head over to the “store” page and check out the new stickers!! . . . . . #blogger #blog #bloggers #bloggingtips #lifestyleblogger #intotheuncomfortable #taketheleap #lifestyle #instablogger #blog #ifnotnowwhen #dreams #motivation #motivationblogger #writer #quotes #inspiration #liveagreatstory #authentic #entrepreneur #hustle #merch #merchandise #store #ecommerce #instastory #creative #intuition

TAKE THE LEAP . . If you want to fly, first you have to walk up to the ledge, fight through your shaky knees, and TAKE THE LEAP #intotheuncomfortable. There is a 0% chance of flying if you do not jump. . . ??Click the “share” button above to add this post to your story or share with your friends! . . . . ??LINK IN BIO to read the latest blog post! . ?Also be sure to head over to the “store” page and check out the new stickers!! . . . . . #blogger #blog #bloggers #bloggingtips #lifestyleblogger #intotheuncomfortable #taketheleap #lifestyle #instablogger #blog #ifnotnowwhen #dreams #motivation #motivationblogger #writer #quotes #inspiration #liveagreatstory #authentic #entrepreneur #hustle #merch #merchandise #store #ecommerce #instastory #creative #intuition