Sep 23 2009
“I’m not afraid of 100 things”
Yesterday I launched the 100 Things I Fear challenge. I’m super excited because so many people are taking it on with me! This is my very first meme and when I put it all together I didn’t even realize that’s what I was doing. It wasn’t until people started commenting and linking to it that I realized, “Oh…I just founded a meme!” How cool is that?
Anyhow, some of the feedback I’ve received is, “I’m not afraid of 100 things.” And I really want to address that because you don’t have to be afraid of 100 things in order to join the fun. The whole purpose of 100 Things I Fear is to stretch your comfort zone a little bit every day. It could be that you are afraid of one thing (like cold calling for your business) and so you do that one thing every day for 100 days. You see, it doesn’t have to be 100 separate things. In fact, I don’t even know if I’m afraid of 100 things – although as the Simply Fearless Coach I’m probably afraid of thousands of things - it takes a lot of fear to have a lot of courage – wrap your mind around that one!
Anyhow, here’s what I’m doing…
Every day I think about one thing I could do that I’m afraid of – one thing that forces me to step right outside my comfort zone – and then I go and do it. I’m really committed to the “little bit every day” piece of the challenge. Yes, I have already thought about doing 2 things in one day to cover a day that I might not feel like doing it – and if you’re taking the challenge I totally don’t mind if you do that – but, for me the real value is in making it a daily practice because long lasting transformation happens in small, consistent steps.
Yeah, I might not update my list every day, but I will definitely do my 1 thing and post when I’m back on-line – sometimes it’s important not to turn my computer on for a whole day. Oh! That could totally be part of someones 100 Things List! We get so attached to our computers. Can you imagine not turning it on for an entire 24 hours without telling people ahead of time?
Okay Peeps, go ahead and jump off the 2 inch cliff of fear that can feel a thousand feet high! You can join the 100 Things I Fear challenge at any time.
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