By Anita Mambo Cohn, LCSW
You’re feeling excited about pursuing your passions and dreams! You’re working it, getting stuff done and making progress. But then your inner critic shows up.
She says: “Making it?” Wait, that sounds scary! I’m not sure I want that!”
I want to follow my dreams, but what will this mean? I want to be successful, but I don’t want to get too big or too overwhelmed! I don’t want people to think I’m full of myself. And I definitely don’t want to look arrogant- there’s a fine line between confident and ego obsessed…what if I’m crossing it?
How do you keep going even though you’re scared?
Remind yourself that YOU are in charge (not your fears). YOU get to DECIDE …
- How much you want to be seen.
- Which communities you want to belong to or connect with.
- Whether to be a one-woman show, partner up, hire an assistant, or run your own team.
- What priorities are important to you. Full-time, part-time, side project, you name it.
- What success means.
- To change your mind if the direction you are going in just doesn’t feel right.
Experimenting helps you figure things out, so don’t spend too much time beating yourself up about lost time.
YOU get to make all the decisions about how to go about following your dreams. So get to it, and don’t let your inner critic convince you that it’s too scary!
Thanks for these important reminders Anita! Especially the one that we can always course correct:)
Yes, there is always the opportunity to change direction…or do something new or different. Appreciate the thoughts and feedback, Lanie!