Don’t let fear stop you from following your dreams

I’ve always been good at recognizing patterns. ​

​You know, those moments in life when something pops up not once, not twice, but three times. And you find yourself saying “hmm, that’s interesting.”

When that happens I take notice.

‘Cuz I know something’s in the air.

Like the other week. Everywhere I turned I heard things like…

“There’s no better time than the present!”

“What are you waiting for?”

“Don’t put your dream off for another day.”

“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now!”

You get the gist.

Time is of the essence.

And it makes sense. Given that we’ve just emerged from a pandemic. People are itching to get on with their lives.

To jump in. Live life. Have more fun!

I witnessed it in Vancouver this summer.

The cruise ships were back. The fireworks were back. The pride parade was back.

Halle-freakin’-lujah! Fun was back!

Yet even so, many women are feeling stuck & confused about what to do next.

Perhaps you can relate.

Maybe you’re stuck at a crossroads in your life. You’ve just left a job or retired, gotten divorced, or your kids have left home.

And you’re wondering “now what?”

You’re feeling an urge, a stirring, a yearning deep inside of you, & thinking….

“How do I move forward on this dream?”

I get it if so. I’ve felt this way before, too.

Especially back in 2020. Immediately after the pandemic started.

At the time I took a long, hard look at my life. All the dreams I’d been putting off for ‘someday.’

Like doing more writing. Coaching. And teaching.

I decided right then & there to move through my fear.

And jump in head first.

As a result, in the past 2.5 years I’ve done a whole host of things I never imagined I would, including:

• Creating this website
• Coaching women to live their best lives
• Teaching my online course: BACK TO YOU for women wanting to reclaim their joy
• Writing 40+ blogs
• Filming 30+ videos on YouTube
• Creating 200+ posts & 350+ stories & reels on Instagram
• Designing 650+ pins on Pinterest
• Creating 6 freebies including 2 meditations, 1 audio & 3 guides

My point here is not to toot my own horn. But to share with you that at the start of 2020 none of the above had happened.​

Zero. Zip. Zilch.

I had one small blog. And a lot of BIG dreams!

If I’d stayed stuck in my fear of failure, imperfection & not being good enough, I wouldn’t have done ANY of the above.

And I probably wouldn’t be writing this blog today.

I’d still be sitting on the sidelines of my own life.

Waiting for the stars to align so I could finally begin doing what I’d always wanted to do:

Help empower women to be themselves & live life their way!

Looking back now I realize it didn’t matter how I began to do any of it.

Only that I began.

That I was brave (or crazy!) enough to put myself out there.

And to embrace the mantra “start before you’re ready”, as I talk about in my latest video here: