Nervous no one would listen. Anxious that I’d hear from dissenters (what can I say, I like to be liked). Terrified I’d fail.
That was me right before (and for the first few months after) I launched my podcast.
It’s hard to go out on a limb. To try new things you don’t know will work. Especially with that lovely inner voice sniping away about how…
[Don’t you love how that voice always assumes it will be a total wipeout?]
So many people are stopped by that voice from ever trying.
Which creates big regrets. And worse, it prevents them from sharing their gifts with others and from BEING the person they're capable of being.
Your negative inner voice is a survival mechanism.
It's programmed to give you all the doomsday scenarios that - if you take just a few minutes to challenge - you'd realize are so farfetched they're not likely to happen.
Because it assumes everything that could possibly go wrong will (and you couldn't do anything about any of those things).
Which isn't reality.
Don't give that voice so much power but instead put it in it's place, Friend.
Listen with curiosity (instead of dread) about the wisdom it's trying to share with you, challenge its extremes, plan accordingly, and move on.
So that you don't hold yourself back from your version of greatness.
Courage is moving forward despite feeling nervous, worried, doubtful, scared, anxious and so on. You get to choose to be courageous.
Want some inspiration on how to overcome your own anxieties to go out on a limb (you've been thinking about yet haven't done anything about)?
Listen to my interview with Robert Ingalls to learn how he transformed from a high-anxiety trial lawyer into a full-of-contentedness-and-peace entrepreneur with a successful business.
And bonus: Robert loves podcasting (that's his business) so we also get into the what, why and how of podcasting. Although he primarily works with lawyers, his lessons are applicable to anyone interested in starting a podcast.
XO,
Heather
