feel the fear and do it anyway

“There would be nothing to frighten you if you refused to be afraid.”

I felt really nervous/anxious about a job interview (that I had today). I even tried to talk myself out of going. I talked to C. about it & I realized that all of the negative self-talk/self-sabotaging bullshit is really just the ego. I can acknowledge it, dismiss it & move beyond it. So I did.

I got the job. I’m not sure if I’ll take it. The guy I interviewed with is going to have my requested salary approved by the corporate office & email me the bonus structure information. Can you believe that? Crazy. I’m going to think about it & make a decision by Thursday.

At least it’s opened up a little window of possibility for me & it feels good to effortlessly nail an interview.

“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear — not absence of fear.”

~Mark Twain

but it’s important.
and it needs to be #1 on my list.

When I went to that personal development workshop thing a couple months ago, the main rules for the workshop were:
1. Participate.
2. Be open.
3. Be honest.
4. Trust.
5. Risk.

Those instructions also apply to life in general – and it isn’t always easy. Sometimes, I have a hard time with all of those things. But that’s growth, right? Getting out of my comfort zone/feeling the fear & moving forward..