As grown adults, we have as many fears as we did in our younger life. According to the google searches, this year’s top phobia was a fear of failure, followed by a fear of blood, water, and changing jobs.
Fear has an important job; it’s a protective instinct. It is a natural behavior to feel safe in the comfort zone. Any new job requires learning how a different organization operates, how its employees interact and how you can become a successful member of a new professional community.
Fear of failure, fear of making a mistake, fear you can’t do the job, fear of anything that moves. We have all done it.
I have faced fear many times, and it has never been as bad as I was thinking inside my head.
As grown adults, we are still afraid of what someone else will say. Who are they? Do we even know who that is?
What is it we think will happen if we do something that makes us happy?
I have had a fantastic run in network marketing. I traveled places, met new people, made a lot of money, and when it was time to make a change, the fear monster showed up in my head.
When you grab a pen and paper to write down the pros and cons, there will always be one list longer than the other.
People, generally speaking, aren’t unhappy in a situation for zero reasons. There is something that is standing in the way. We don’t want to admit what it is most of the time.
Once you recognize it, say it aloud, or write it on paper, you see it and no longer unsee it.
With a parent who has dementia, I have learned life is too short to spend any time being unhappy. Happy is a number one rule, even if it is uncomfortable making the change.
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