What Are You Afraid Of?

Me? I'm afraid of spiders 🕷️, deep water, and peering over the steep edge of a cliff (my palms are sweating just thinking about it 🫣).

On a deeper level, I'm afraid of making a mistake with a client, getting involved in an icky conflict or (sometimes) standing up for myself. 

Fear often shows up with my clients too. Some of the things I hear people struggle with are:

• Fear of making a change

• Fear of being left out

• Fear of being behind

• Fear of disappointment

• Fear of hurting someone's feelings

• Fear of upsetting the apple cart

• Fear of doing something hard 

But these fears don't just slow progress and growth, they can completely stop it. 

And speaking of fears, I'm climbing up Mount Rainier here shortly 😬.

I've wanted to summit a mountain for most of my life, and I definitely have a healthy level of fear given the risk involved (can you say "learning how to self arrest???").

However, I know the rewards and sense of accomplishment will be incredible, not to mention personal growth.