In my 6 years of coaching, I have noticed some common themes as to why we don’t all just follow our dreams. Especially when we KNOW what they are! (That is half the battle).
Some of us have no idea what we want to do for work or what kind of life we want to live, and as a coach, that is something I can help you with.
But some DO have a clear vision of what they want - what type of career they want, what types of places they may want to live in, what type of partner they may want to have, etc.
So why don’t they drop the books and go after it?
The main theme I’ve seen is FEAR.
Fear of the unknown.
Fear of running out of money.
Fear of not being qualified.
Fear of it all falling apart and going to shit.
Fear of leaving behind the familiar.
Fear of being alone.
Fear of the repercussions of what it will do to other people in their life.
Fear that they can’t accomplish it.
Fear that they are too late.
The list goes on and on! Fear can stop us from anything in life. But one of the most powerful things we can do about fear, is to comfort that scared, younger part of us, prepare & plan for the worst (just in case it really does happen), and take those steps anyway.
Some of the best decisions in my entire life began with me feeling so scared I was nauseous! And then…doing it anyway :)
(Some of my nausea-inducing risks include booking multiple one-way tickets to new countries, starting a business alone from scratch, fostering teens, white water rafting, paragliding off cliffs in Ecuador, and many other scary things that I pushed myself to do anyway and never regretted it).
You never know how good life can get on the other side. We can catosphrophize all day, but we can also be curious about what could go right and actually work out.
So, if you are scared, do the thing scared.
And it’s a whole lot easier with some loving support and professional guidance along the way.
That dream job, dream life, dream living location, etc are out there waiting for you!
