From Fear to Fun

This is our first Simply Fearless Friday guest post by Coach Bahieh of Spread the Joy.  We met via Twitter and she is fearless!  Check her out…

As I spoke to our favourite Coach Cassandra Rae on the phone a couple days – on a surprise and totally out-of-the-blue phonecall – I was reminded once again of how fun and energizing fearlessness can be !!

Mind you, fearlessness is no stranger to me. It’s just that it keeps amazing me over and over with its many faces.

A late-night phonecall

I could for instance tell you the story leading to that phonecall to Coach Cassandra. You see, I was up late that night and checking her website where I found out she had been feeling a bit down. It took me only an instant to realize that her phone number was displayed right there and it would be so much fun to just give her a call to check on her!

So I gathered my late-night courage and dialed the number to call someone I’d only been communicating via twitter untill now! You can imagine there was some fear there. Not enough to stop me though! And in the end the phonecall was totally worth it and empowering. Let’s see who I’ll be calling next…

I could also tell you the story of how I started my training in life coaching back in february 2009…

And a trip to California

Back in february 2009 I was going through an extremely challenging and transformative time. In december of 2008 I had decided to pack my stuff and take a break from the nasty European winter to go enjoy the warm rays of the  California sun.

Having recently finished an 8 year training in psychology I had looked for a job for months on end with little result. To tell you the truth I wasn’t even sure I wanted a job in psychology anymore. My health, my personal life and my sanity were also very shaky.

I was deeply confused and in California to find something that would give me Meaning and Aliveness again!

What happened is I finally decided to trust my intuition and gave myself permission to make as many mistakes as it took to get where I wanted. Luckily it didn’t take long (though it actually felt veeeeeeeeeeeery long) till I found a fabulous life coach and with it, a recommendation for a great life coaching training.

Here my friend, is where fearlessness comes in !

After what seemed like another eternity I decided to gather up my courage and sign up for the training. It felt like the biggest leap of faith ever … and that’s because I somehow knew something big was going to happen for me. It seemed like I was finally getting somewhere. Whew.

Fast forward to the night before the training started. I hardly slept. I was up for hours, nervous and tense, fighting my demons and loosing my sanity even more than I already had. Nothing helped. I just lay there exhausted and shaky waiting for sleep to come.

With the distance of hindsight I can say all the confusion and insomnia was totally worth it. I was just committed to push through and get what I had signed up for. Not once did I regret my decision to pursue the training.

And stepping into my own fearlessness made it so powerful and liberating !

And the story goes on

What I discovered and keep discovering through these stories of fearlessness is that it has so many faces. Fearlessness can be fun ! It can be energizing ! It can be powerful ! Or liberating ! Even life changing.

Each fearless act reveals a bit more of the fantastic woman that you already are. There is truly no better gift you can give yourself than doing one fearless act a day !

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Today is Simply Fearless Friday!  Blog about one thing you’ve done this past week that’s stretched your comfort zone and then come back here to share the link directly to your blog post.  Facing your fears is an absolute must when you are building the business of your dreams. But, you do not have to go it alone.  Share the link directly to your blog post in a comment below and I promise to swing on by, check it out, and leave you a comment.   I’d love be fearless and have fun with you!

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