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At the time this blog posts, I will be in Boulder, Colorado, meeting up with a bunch of other Fearless Living coaches for a retreat. Honestly, I’m nervous about it and all of my dares and scares come up just thinking about it.

At the retreat I’ll be acting in a little sketch with my mentor and a few other actors. It’ll be the first time that I’ve been on stage as an actor in years. I left theater a decade ago because I was so afraid that I wouldn’t make it, I wasn’t good enough, and that I didn’t deserve it.

This is a big risk and although the time on stage will be just 10 minutes – to me it represents 10 years of neglecting my dreams, my passion, my love.

So what might happen to me? Maybe nothing will happen. Maybe my entire life will change. Maybe I’ll find a lot of forgiveness for myself. Maybe it will reenergize me to the umpteenth degree. Maybe it will test the best of my fears, that I’m not to be trusted and I’m flawed.

What a delicious opportunity to be aware of the risk and go forward anyway. I’m assigning myself homework now. At the end of the retreat, I will write 100 acknowledgements for myself, as well as 100 gratitudes. After all, I’m worth it.

Homework:

Take note of a challenge that you’ve faced this week. How did you face it? What did you say? How did you feel about the situation before? After?

Now, with that challenge, write down a way you might handle the situation next time. Do you do the same thing? Do you try something new?

Finally consider: How did that exercise feel? Do you write down your thoughts and feelings like that often? Are you now more aware of your thoughts and feelings and behaviors? Can you acknowledge yourself for the increased awareness, even if the situation was unpleasant?

Truly Yours,

Joseph Lyons

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