In last week’s post, I wrote about fear as a barrier to taking action: fear of failure, making mistakes, making the ‘wrong’ choice… Some of those fears may be very reasonable, while others are either unlikely or completely misguided. You’ll want to sort through these different types of fears so that you can begin to […]
Facing the Fear: What are you afraid of?
The number one thing that gets in the way of achieving your goals, in my experience, is not having clarity on what those goals are. Number two? It’s FEAR. Fear of making mistakes, making the ‘wrong’ choice, fear of looking stupid. Ultimately, these are all variations of one thing: fear of failure. When you’re little […]
If “not this”, then what? Alternatives to the corporate 9 to 5
In your heart, you know that this isn’t what you want to be doing forever. You feel restricted by the rigid routine of the 9 to 5 (which is never really 9 to 5, of course). You are fed up with mindless meetings and bureaucratic processes. And you feel frustrated with doing work that simply […]
The #1 reason why you’re still stuck and not taking action
There are a few words that always come up when I talk to people who are unhappy in their jobs. They usually say that they’re “stuck”, “lost”, “directionless”. As I wrote last week, the most powerful way to get unstuck is to take action, to take that ‘one step’ that will move you forwards. But […]
Everything you’ve ever wanted is one step outside your comfort zone
When you’re little, everything you do, and see, and hear, is new. You’re learning every minute of every day. You’re falling and failing but then you get right back up and try again. You’re growing physically, mentally and emotionally. But as you get older, something happens. You start to get comfortable. You avoid doing things […]