So, I’ve been thinking a lot about fear lately.  I guess if I were the new years resolution type, I would have made the resolution that this was the year I was going to STOP letting my fears control me.  Most of the decisions in life that I regret, were made out of fear.

I’m still mad at myself that the ONLY reason I never attended Cal Sate Sacramento was because I was scared.  Scared because I didn’t know anyone, scared because I wasn’t sure how I would make up for the gap in loans vs. total cost.  I didn’t even look into those things, as soon as I got the acceptance letter I dismissed it, out of fear.

My first post-college job interview resulted in a job offer within 4 hours of the interview.  I took a weekend to think about it.  It was a great paying job in a great industry…an industry I knew little about.  I was scared….so I turned it down and ended up taking a lower paying SECRETARIAL job, because it was familiar to me.  Despite the fact that I went to school so I could get OUT of that field.  sigh.  fear.

I’ve turned down jobs and walked away from some great opportunities, all because of fear.  But not anymore, I am NOT going to let my fear stop me from doing amazing things!  I took a job not too long ago that honestly scared the heck out of me!  It was something I had never done before and I felt whoa-fully under skilled.  BUT, it was a great opportunity, and a really cool project to be a part of.  I stuffed my fears deep into my pockets and took the project.  I have had so much fun working on it, I have learned so much and have more confidence in my abilities now.

Overcoming fear is empowering!  What about you, have you ever turned down something great because of fear?

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