Be unsettled.When I started talking my "soul sabbatical" plans, I expected a few people called me crazy but instead, most people simply replied: “Wow, you're brave. I wish I had the guts to do that.” So many people who hear my plan tell me how much they yearn for a similar experience. To them I say: have no fear.
I believe the willingness to be afraid, and go forward anyway, is directly proportional to our happiness. Part of my mission is to help others realize they are brave enough to to create something similar in their lives. Bonus: If you need some added motivation to give it all up, click here for 10 reasons to quit your job in 2017. |
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Dispelling the bravery myth
At first, I tried to dispel the myth that I was braver than most by rhetorically asking "what is the worst that could happen?" And the slightly sardonic response being "I head home early" which quietly suggesting that there is no reason to be fearful. But after reading Brene Brown's book, Daring Greatly, I wonder if this answer partially denies my vulnerability if I don't talk about the doubt and fear I experience regularly as part of this process. “Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation and creativity,” Brown says. At the beginning of this journey, this cheeky answer allowed me to put on some big girl panties so that I wasn't debilitated by my fear.
While I've come duelled face-to-face with my fear and won the first round, for me personally, the challenge is to continue to be vulnerable by telling people about my vulnerability, instead of pretending I've got this sh#*@^ dialed... to come clean about the fact that I am scared but that I really, really wanted to be the girl who went for it... and so I was. By connecting to my own (very real and regular) fear, I can better help you visualize how you could make this leap yourself.
While I've come duelled face-to-face with my fear and won the first round, for me personally, the challenge is to continue to be vulnerable by telling people about my vulnerability, instead of pretending I've got this sh#*@^ dialed... to come clean about the fact that I am scared but that I really, really wanted to be the girl who went for it... and so I was. By connecting to my own (very real and regular) fear, I can better help you visualize how you could make this leap yourself.