Aspire Magazine: Inspiration for a Woman's Soul.(TM) Apr/May 2018 Aspire Magazine Full Issue | Page 49

“Who are you to do this?” “You don’t know
what you’re doing!” “What if you fail?” “What
if everyone judges you?”
I had all of these thoughts running through
my head for years. In my youth, acting was
the only thing I had really wanted to do with
my life. After 15 years of struggling at that
career, my perception was that I had failed
because I wasn’t making a living at it. (Never
mind that only about one percent of actors
actually make it their living!) I had a huge
fear of starting something new and I had very
little belief in my ability to achieve success.
All my inner conversations were based in
my perception of not being worthy of real
accomplishment. This false belief created
an internal paralysis until I finally found the
courage to take the first step onto a new,
inspired path.
“Everything you want
Is on the other side
of fear.”
– JACK CANFIELD
We can talk ourselves in or out of anything
and rationalize our debilitating self-talk as
tough love common sense. This only proves
to keep us stuck and living small for weeks,
“THERE IS
NO ILLUSION
GREATER
THAN OUR
FEAR.”
“How do I confront my imagined fears?”, you
may ask yourself. For starters, you need
to realize that your mind is the culprit. The
job of your mind is simply to keep you safe.
When you come upon a new experience that
is out of your current comfort zone, you may
initially feel excited to pursue it, but chances
are your mind is going to have something
else to say about it.
– LAO TZU
months and years on end. What if you could
break free from your fears and experience
all the freedom, joy and fulfillment waiting on
the other side? I’m going to share five ways
to move through your fear and begin to live
from a place of courage and confidence.
1
TAKE TIME
FOR MEDITATION
Since fear lives in the mind, place your
attention somewhere else. Quieting your
mind and focusing on your heart is a great
way to immediately release fear. Try this:
close your eyes and imagine your heart; see
it opening like a flower allowing love to flow
freely in and out. Next, attune to your breath.
With each inhale let your thought be, “I
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