Bring Your Whole Self To Work

Fear is a natural, normal, and essential human emotion and experience, especially when we’re growing, changing, and taking risks. Today, I’ll share my own experience of how fear can creep up along with these times of expansion and ways we can rewrite the story we tell ourselves to embrace change, and the fear that often comes with it. We talk about acknowledging fear, viewing it as excitement, and reframing the way we experience it.   Key Takeaways [5:28] Going off on your own and starting a business can be great for flexibility, but there’s also the pressure of making it happen all on your own. [7:23] If you are wanting to change, grow and expand, you also have to confront your fears and reframe the story you tell yourself about the past. [11:32] Fear is not bad, it’s just an emotion. The real important thing is what we do with it. [14:33] A few ways to handle the sensation of fear: Realize that fear and excitement can be interchanged for one another. Acknowledge fear by speaking about it, or writing it dow