fear

When fear gets in the way of productivity

August 29, 2010

ShareI have a tendency to put things off. Important things. Like…oh…I don’t know. Making a living? Not in the general sense of “I’m going to play today, screw working.” More in the specific sense of not doing “the key things that need to be done in order to move this venture forward”  – and instead, [...]

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Preparing for the dreaded networking event

August 9, 2010
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ShareMission one in my quest to scare myself is to attend networking events. Last week, Joe and I attended a Biznik casual gathering. In this post, I’m going to outline the things I did to mentally and emotionally prepare myself for the ordeal. In my next post, I’ll report on the results. (Hint: no one [...]

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A glimpse into life without social anxiety

August 4, 2010
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ShareI really *hate it* when people say things like “freedom is just on the other side of fear.” They make it sound so damned easy. And it’s even more annoying to find out that they’re right. I experienced this freedom from fear the other night, after I gave my first ever paid motivational speaking presentation. [...]

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Social media anxiety and the 7 link challenge

July 15, 2010

ShareI’m not just shy in real life. I’m also shy online. In the interests of busting through my social media anxiety, I decided to participate in the Problogger 7 Link Challenge. What’s so scary about that? 1. I’m admitting to reading problogger. And thus revealing my aspirations to become a serious (or even, dare I [...]

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Taking action on the stuff that scares me

July 13, 2010

ShareA few months ago, I asked my friends on Facebook to describe me. I was surprised to see the words brave and courageous show up in their assessments. Shocked even. Because I’m the world’s biggest fraidy cat. share:Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itTell a friend

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If you could relive one day of your life, which would it be and why?

July 8, 2010

ShareFor me, nothing came to mind immediately. Apparently my life was bereft of amazing days that I will never forget. None of my weddings. (Or divorces.) No magic trip to Disney World. (Yes, I went. No, it wasn’t magical.) No bringing a new life into the world. (Not even a puppy.) After pondering the question [...]

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