Everything You Want is on the Other Side of Fear

 I think I’ve been feeling a little nostalgic lately.  I blame it on the quote I just came across a few days ago! 

“Everything you want is on the other side of fear.” - Jack Canfield

I felt this one deep.  But seriously, how true is this?!?! I’ll tell you why it is especially for me… and YOU!

About 7 years ago I started on my journey to living a healthier lifestyle. I crushed my first program and kept completing more and more. I followed the meal plans and continued to show up for myself every single day (I still do!). I couldn’t help but feel like there was just something missing, though. 

For the longest time I had been day-dreaming about being able to stay home. I knew it just wasn’t in the cards for us if we only had one income, though. 

Fast forward a few years and my coach reached out to me and popped the question…  

 “Have you ever thought about becoming a coach?” 

Me? Ummm. LOL. I had so many thoughts and fears after that!

• “I was a vocational trainer. I didn’t know enough about health and fitness to help anyone get healthy!” 

• “I have no idea what to post on social media. I’ll just embarrass myself.”

• “What would my family and friends think?” 

Then this feeling hit me like a brick wall - “THIS IS WHAT YOU’VE BEEN WAITING FOR, DAWN!” 

So I did it! Has it always been the easiest? No! Has it always been completely worth it? Absolutely! 

That’s the thing about fears - they’re NOT our reality and they DON’T pay our bills. It’s so hard for me to think about what my life could have been like had I not said yes to the coaching opportunity! 

I wouldn’t be contributing to my family. I wouldn’t be working on staying home. I wouldn’t have so many of the wonderful friendships that I do today.  I maybe wouldn’t even have stuck with my health and fitness goals! 

But, I’m so glad I took a chance, stepped up to the plate, and gave it everything I had.  And you know what? You. Can. Too! 

Because maybe, just maybe, everything you want is on the other side of fear.

Talk soon!

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