This would be a challenge, and we might ask why would I want to?
Lately I've done some very scary things, but not every day. Most of us prefer to live safely and our own self-talk likes to keep it that way. We are our own biggest limiters. How often do we hear things like "I don't do that" or "I could never be one of those people" or "I haven't got the patience for that" ?
And even if we do step out of a comfort zone, go out on a limb, say yes to something scary, we often sabotage our very own decision with our negativity and fear.
The story of Peter in the New Testament when he walks on the water is exactly that. It's all good until he gets afraid. While walking on water probably isn't going to be one of our problems, what about when we have to do something scary? Speaking publicly for example. Putting ourselves out there for the good of others at the risk of embarrassing ourselves. Or it could be something as simple as getting dressed and leaving home.
You've really just got to let go and do it. Decide that in spite of all these negative thoughts and self talk, I'm going to do this. Be bold, grow a backbone, drink some cement, laugh at danger and face the bear!
I loved the interview with The Eagles on Sixty Minutes last weekend. Always been a huge Eagles fan. These guys are arguably among the top, most successful bands of my lifetime. Guitarist and vocalist Joe Walsh admitted he had no idea what he was doing. "In the music industry if you pretend that you know what you're doing, then everybody actually thinks you know what you're doing" he said with a look of perplexed amazement, "I just didn't want everybody to find out that I didn't have a clue, in retrospect, none of us really did."
It's true not only in the music industry, but in many areas of life. pretend you know what you're doing and go for it!!
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