Follow your fears

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Those of us who are optimistic like to say, “Follow your dreams.” I do not disagree.

But what about following our fears?

We hide from them. We minimize them or avoid them altogether. It feels uncomfortable. Who would willingly move toward fear?

What if fear holds the answer? What if it is a gift, a signal, a compass pointing exactly where you need to go to transcend your current self?

I believe it is.

I’ve always struggled to face my fears, big and small. Yet every time I do, I experience a breakthrough within myself.

It’s so liberating. You realize it was largely in your head. There was less to worry about than you imagined. It was a challenge, not a threat.

That is why yesterday I recorded myself speaking on camera, something that made me deeply uncomfortable. I had postponed it for months, maybe years.

After I finished, I felt on top of the world. Not because the video was perfect, but because I had proven to myself that the fear was an illusion. The next time a new challenge appears, my mind will have evidence.

Evidence that if I move through the discomfort, I may emerge stronger on the other side.

Consider this your sign to act on the decision you have been avoiding. The life you want may be waiting just beyond that fear.

Sincerely,

Ash Lamb

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