Coach Cassandra Rae

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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Hey there ~

Coach Cassandra Rae here and damn!  My life has taken me through so many ups and downs in the last couple of weeks part of me just wants to crawl into bed and stay there for awhile.  It’s so easy to judge myself about that.  But, instead of criticizing myself for being human, I choose to look at this as the perfect opportunity to ask for help.  And guess what? This request gives you the perfect opportunity to be a featured guest blogger on SimplyFearless.com.  Woohoo!

I want to publish your Simply Fearless Friday story. It’s easy.  All ya gotta do is answer this question:

What are you doing to stretch your comfort zone and grow your business/blog?

Then send me your:

1. Simply Fearless Friday story {click here to read about mine}
2. Bio
3. Photo {as a URL}
4. Link to your blog

That’s it and I will publish your article.  So get writing because I can’t wait to spread the word about how fearless you are!

Nap time ~
Cassandra

Coach Cassandra Rae, founder & life coach
SimplyFearless.com
408.730.5546

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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 your story and I promise to swing on by, check it out, and leave you a comment.   I’d love to connect with you.

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Oh my heaven…what an incredible week!  My daughter came home and visited for the first time since she moved out a couple of weeks ago,  I gave 3 presentations, and all while taking a class, running my biz, and squeezing in a load of laundry and cooking dinner.  Whew!  I’m tired just typing about it.

And thankful that it’s Champagne Friday.

It feels good to slow down, sit down, and relax.  I’ve been putting myself out there so much this week.  It’s been exhilarating to share my message and at the same time it’s been one of my biggest stretches ever.

It was terrifying to stand up in front of 50 peeps and speak for an hour while being filmed, but at the same time it was so amazing.  It felt natural.  Like I was coming home and I love how responsive people were to my presentation.  I received so many words of encouragement.  Yay!

My main take-a-way from this past week is that …ultimately, there comes a time when you simply must take the risk and put yourself out there right where you’re at.  I’m curious. What are you doing to stretch your comfort zone and create the life of your dreams?

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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 do it alone.  Share your story and I promise to swing on by and leave you a comment.   I’d love to connect with you.

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Oh my gosh I had the most amazing and scary experience this week.  I role-played the “sales pitch convo.” My coach acted as if she was a potential client and I got to share about my upcoming program with her.  I was so scared, but I didn’t have that long to think about the fear.  The idea simply came up in the session and one second I’m sharing my process and the next I’m talking to a potential client.

And isn’t that how it goes in life too? You strike up a conversation with someone at a party or at the book store and all of a sudden you realize you are talking to the perfect candidate for your product or service.  Here’s the opportunity.  Do you take it? What do you say? How do you talk about it without being pushy?

Yeah, it was one of those moments.

And it was fabulous!

I learned that when I don’t have the time to over-think it I actually know what to say.  I got to experience my own joy, excitement, and energy around the topic of Calling.  It was amazing.   Yes, there were parts that were fuzzy – as my coach was kind enough to tell me honestly and gently – but, overall the experienced showed me that I’m on the right track.  I actually know what I’m talking about.  What a relief!

I’m so grateful for my coach who gave me this opportunity to stretch my comfort zone and practice sharing my message with potential clients.  Now I feel more sure of myself even though I don’t have all the pieces in place yet.  Woohoo!

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 do it alone.  Share your story and I promise to swing on by and leave you a comment.   I’d love to connect with you.

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So yeah, lots of fear came up with past week.  I guess I should be grateful or else I’d have nothing to blog about.  *eyes rolling*

No seriously.  I am grateful…and sarcastically bitter all at the same time.  Hey, my 16 year-old-daughter moved out yesterday to go live with her father full-time.  I have every right to be bitter.

Wait a minute.  Why am I explaining {read: trying to justify} myself to you?

Good question.  I don’t know, but how about I stop now?

Okay.

Are you lost yet? I am just a little bit.  But, that’s okay.  This is what it’s been like in my head with all this stuff going on in my life.

It’s easy to freak out in the face of such terrifying events like letting go of parenting full-time.  But, here’s the thing:

I’ve asked for and received some amazing acts of support, kindness, and love.

And you know what, isn’t this what life and love are really all about?

I haven’t tried to hide my personal crisis. Nope.  Instead I’ve shared it and was able to receive the strength from others that I couldn’t muster for myself.  I didn’t try to pretend I had it all together.   Instead I asked my sister, my dad, and my mom just to hold me while I cried.

And you know what?

They did. They held me and let me cry.  What a gift!  I didn’t have this kind of support earlier in my life.  So when these people held me, they not only held the mother that’s going through hell with her daughter.  They held the frightened child.  They held the angry teen.  They held the lost twenty-something.  They held me.

And that, my friend, is beautiful.

So when it comes to sharing your life, your problems, and your fears with your peeps…I encourage you to open up, talk, and ask for what you need.  You just might find your colleagues, clients, friends, and families coming together to support and love you just like they all did for me.

To all of you who have reached out to me through this…thank you.

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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 do it alone.  Share your story and I promise to swing on by and leave you a comment.  You know you’d love that!

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For this week’s Simply Fearless Friday I recorded a video for ya’ll.  Ain’t that special? Of course it is! And you really don’t want to miss this one because I share about my personal experience parenting a 16 yo daughter while running a growing business.

Whew…I’m tired just thinking about it!  Time for more self-care.  I’m off to eat a delicious and healthy lunch.

Rock it out, Peeps!

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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 do it alone.  Share your story and I promise to swing on by and leave you a comment.  You know you’d love that!

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