Do What You Cannot Do

I work with people to unleash their passion and personal leadership. I intend to practice what I preach. Fear often gets in the way.Eleanor Roosevelt said, "Courage is more exhilarating than fear and in the long run it is easier. We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time, meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it is not as dreadful as it appeared, discovering we have the strength to stare it down."

There is a lot of fear circulating on the planet today in light of the recent terrorist attacks. They have generated trauma and are threatening people's sense of safety and security. When in survival mode, it is difficult to be calm and creative. Since this is the soup we are all collectively swimming in, it can be hard not to be effected by fear and feed it. The invitation is to find what is within your control to effect and take tuned-in action. Tuned-in action is where you are clear on what is within your sphere to influence, and listen with a rational mind, trust your intuition and act.

We all have fears we manage on a daily basis - some large, some insignificant. One of mine was coming up with generating enough content, inspiration and time to write in this blog for 30 days. Instead of backing off from the challenge or stopping, I got started and have been committed to it. Here is what I am discovering - the more I move toward it and work in this space, the more ideas come. Coming out of my meditation this morning, my hand couldn't move fast enough to jot down ideas pouring out of my head.

What have you been afraid to do that you can get started on today? Take one step.