Tigers and Lions and Bears...ya right

YEAH ME!!

I faced a lion this morning....it was actually me. Most of the lions in my life are actually all made up in my head and look a lot like fear and well.....me.

I know this is not isolated to me, I know others have the same challenges of getting in their own way. And the answers are typically all the same.
Just face your fears. Now...
I'm not saying step in front of a semi. Or leap off the top of your house...and really, if I need to tell you not to do those...then you've got bigger problems than facing a few fears! SEEK HELP!

I digress...hahahaha...as usual.

Basically a couple different things helped me face this particular "lion". One was advice from Anthony Robbins. Stand, Breath and Think as if you can't fail. That what you want is already yours. When you are confident, you stand, breath and think and Speak differently. So that's what I did. I stood tall, I breathed smoothly and thought successfully and I spoke with confidence. I had what I wanted to say spelled out and well...
I faced my lion!!

A phone call.

Ah.....but I'm not the only one!! I know LOTS of people who hate making calls, who are scared to pick up the phone, who are immediately intimidated to dial the numbers and they freeze, put it off, avoid at all costs, make excuses, and basically hide.
And I do too. Too many times to count.

I'd say it's ridiculous....and it probably is. And I can say it's all in my head, which again it is. I can say it's a waste of energy and yes...it's that too.

But I need to be validated sometimes in my fears, to know that others face them too, even if they seem silly. What fears aren't?
Really....again, not the semi facing "I can stare down the grill of that mac truck" kind of fear....that my friends is STUPID and carries signs of mental disturbances. SEEK HELP.

I'm thankful for all the people who have spoken, wrote and shared in various ways how they have faced their fears, how they have overcome, one little fear at a time, I so appreciate the fact they have admitted and been authentic about them, cuz....well, it's empowered me, made me feel I'm in good company  and given me the extra little push and support I needed in knowing I'm not alone and they survived...so can I.

Well...
One lion down.

There's still a freakin' den full waiting. But...I survived to face again! I can do this! I am Woman, hear me Roar!

bwahahahaha