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My grandmother on a motorcycle. circa 1920’s or ’30’s. Have you ever talked yourself out of doing something that you felt passionate about? Have you ever bought into others’ advice, even though it was contrary to your own beliefs? If you answered yes to either question then you are like most of us humans, and you second-guess yourself by buying into your fears. Now ask yourself – Did anything good ever come out of NOT doing something? Other than stopping yourself from following foolish pursuits that may have put you in harms way, stopping yourself probably never led to a positive outcome. In my experience whenever I stopped myself from following my own instincts, it not only didn’t move me forward – it set me back. So, why do we let resistance keep us from what we are meant to do? It’s fear of the unknown. And why do we let others’ resistance and fears stop us from taking a leap of faith? Can other people predict the outcome anymor...

One of the most hopeless feelings in the world is feeling lost. That sense that you’ve lost your way. Going somewhere but not sure where or why or if you actually want to be where you end up. If you aren’t there right now, you’re guaranteed to be there soon. It’s a challenge that plagues all of us. You were born looking for purpose. You cried and struggled and failed your way to figuring things out. You didn’t know enough to even consider that you might have limits. Before you could run, you walked. Before you could walk, you crawled. Before you could crawl, you grabbed whatever was closest to you and pulled yourself up until you fell back over again. Every day was a new learning experience. Developing new muscles — intellectual, emotional, and physical. Your way was everywhere, doing everything. You wanted it all. And tried it all. But then something began to undermine your grand exploration towards greatness. You begin to realize that...

“You need to do what scares you.”  You have heard that before. It’s an easy-to-throw-around motivational phrase — if it’s scary, it must be good. If it’s scary, it must be something you need in your life. It’s that missing thing. That radical idea that will propel you past the obstacles in your way towards success. If you just do what scares you, you’ll fix your money problems and your business problems, be more happy, healthy, and inspired. It often seems like the scary thing is a quick fix. A last ditch, radical turn-around to whatever problem seems insurmountable at the time. But that’s not what really scares you. Do you know what really scares you? To believe in yourself enough to keep working towards getting to where you want to be even when it seems like your day-to-day efforts aren’t moving you forward. Do you know what really scares you? To avoid running after quick fixes and easy alternatives to sol...