What Are You Afraid Of?

Posted by on Aug 29 2011 | Songtaneous

Yes, I know that this question is confrontational, perhaps even a little threatening, and I wouldn’t ask, but …

You really need to know.

(You don’t have to tell anyone, but YOU need to know what keeps you standing in one place.)

What are you afraid of?

Is it fear of failing or a fear of being judged?

A fear of starting or a fear of finishing?

A fear that people will laugh? Or that someone might find out you know less than they thought you did?

Are you afraid of having too little or too much?

Perhaps, as Seth Godin posits, you’re afraid to ship?

Or maybe, as Naomi Dunford suggests, you’re afraid to shine?

Maybe you worry that people will think you, or your ideas, are crazy (foolish, stupid, etc.)

(Maybe you’re not ready to think about what scares you. *smile*)

Okay. How about what makes you brave?

Maybe it’s your spouse, your family or your best friend.

Maybe it’s your lucky socks or your pet chihuahua. Maybe it’s a theme song or a daily affirmation.

If you can find that thing, person or state of being that lets you “feel the fear and do it anyway,” you’ve made a huge step.

You will be able to change your life any time you want to.

My “things” are my family and friends.

I quit my job and went back to music school with my family cheering me on. My friends and family applaud when I get a gig, write my newsletter or turn in a grant proposal.

And singing. I traveled to foreign countries by myself three times this past year because I wanted to sing.

Singing makes me brave.

(What about you?)

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