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Face fear and grow courage

Face fear and grow courage

From the course: Mindfulness Practices

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Face fear and grow courage

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- One of the craziest decisions I've made was to leave my corporate career after 20 years and become a first-time entrepreneur. It's also one of the best decisions I've made. Making that decision took about eight months. Believe me, I had many fearful moments both before and after making that decision. My mindfulness practice helped me acknowledge the fear I was feeling and move forward anyway. I connected with what was more important to me than my fear. It was work that truly fulfilled me, where I could learn, grow, and make a difference that mattered to me. The workplace offers us many opportunities to practice growing our courage. We may have fear of speaking up and offering a different point of view. Maybe we fear asking for that raise or promotion and being rejected. We may worry about taking on an assignment that will stretch us outside of our comfort zone and cause us to fail. Fear is a completely normal human…

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