Goodness, gracious!  I have been dealing with a lot of fear lately.  Without even knowing it, fear of the unknown and fear of failure have had a big grip on me and my psyche.  Thank goodness I have been able to reconnect with my purpose and leadership mission.  Being in and acting with fear is a miserable existence.  Frustration and anger are typical, and all I see is negativity everywhere.  Well, here is what I have done to make the fear irrelevant and used it to to excel:

First, I pulled out my leadership mission statement and recalled consciously why I am in the leadership training business as an entrepreneur....I have the privilege of honoring my values, utilizing my strengths, and having a positive impact on the community I serve.  This was underscored in my webinar with ASIS women in security yesterday, my coaching session this morning, and my teleseminar this afternoon.  This immediately made the fear irrelevant.

Second, I examined the fear more tangibly.  What specifically am I afraid of?  What am I avoiding?  I determined three specific actions and committed to completing the actions by the end of the week:  1)  Communicate my new full-time professional endeavor to my professional community - Check.  2)  Gaining clarity on how to communicate my new coaching services as part of my leadership training business  - Check 3)  Write about my personal journey with fear in my blog - Check! 

And it is not even the end of the week yet.  I feel free.  I feel like the possibilities are endless, and I am grateful for the opportunity to do this work

What are you avoiding unnecessarily because of fear?  Fear of the unknown is not to be under estimated.  But, holding on to it only enhances its power.  Fear is easily destroyed by confronting it head on.  Booya...now, that is leadership.