Overcoming fear is a common theme that shows up in my work time and time again. It's one of those emotions that can often stop me in my tracks, keeping me from moving forward in the direction of my dreams.

I find it fascinating that I can stand at the edge of a cliff, a couple hundred feet above, sure-footed, and confident. I know my feet are firmly rooted on the ground.

But, it's those other moments, when the risk of rejection is high, that the fear monster inches her way into my psyche.

It's rather silly. I'm talking rejection, not impending death. If only words rolled off my back like water on a duck. Unfortunately, they have the tendency to linger a little longer.

But I do it anyway. Despite the fear. I do it anyway.

That's where the magic happens.

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“There is freedom waiting for you, On the breezes of the sky, And you ask "What if I fall?" Oh but my darling, What if you fly?

~Erin Hanson