C is for Courage

Welcome to my first entry of my blog. I titled it C for Courage because I can’t tell you how long I’ve delayed getting this out. E is for Excuses. That was me….I don’t know how to design this website, no one is going to read it, my friends are going to judge me. You name it, I named it an excuse. I’ve been listening to a lot of Mel Robbins podcast, if you don’t know who she is, do yourself a HUGE favor and go check her out. She has been my life coach that I’ve never met but respect immensely.

There was an episode I listened to recently called: Hate your job? Burnt out? Laid off? Reimagine your future & take the next right step. Sometimes I forget how big this world is and that I’m not the only one struggling with things. This episode was what I needed to hear the most at exactly the right time.

 You see I’ve been putting off a lot of things because life has basically dished out a lot of “life lessons” all at once lately. Break up? Check, Laid off? Check, Car accident? Check……and of course all the little things in between. So, what did I do? I shut down, my ego said, NOPE, time to protect us and be in our safe little space that we’ve only known. Fuck that space. You know that space, we all have it. The one that keeps maintaining life even if it’s not what we want. And most don’t have the courage to set aside the fear to get moving. I didn’t. Until I really listened to and understood that podcast.  Why not me? I’m made for greatness. We all are, we just don’t all know it or trust ourselves. We sit in our warm little comfortable bubble watching life go by. It’s not about confidence, that will come. It’s about courage. Courage to start.

Will it be perfect in the beginning? Hell no! It’s going to come with bumps and bruises and in my case, tears, doubt, frustrations BUT, guess what? That’s OK. I’m a beginner and I’m going to have those moments but writing this out and sharing it with whoever chooses to read it makes me happy. It makes me excited to put down these thoughts. And I will learn and pivot and change things up and I will be….No, I AM successful because I believe it. And I do not care about those who will sit in judgement. I don’t judge your life; you don’t get to judge me. I’M DOING IT.

I don’t know where this is going to go but I’m here for it. I’m stepping out of fear and choosing to walk into courage, and I hope you do too if you’re struggling. I’m building a community of like-minded humans, and I would love your comments and feedback.