This is an archived blog from when I ran Conscious Public Relations Inc. from 2008-2018. Excuse the potential outdated-ness!
Another busy week before I prepare for my week off next week… but I wanted to blog briefly on some small but profound revelations.
I decided to continue on with the self-development program I took in February. After seeing a significant figure speak on Saturday, I realized how much I had missed the community of people, but had no intention of going back anytime soon. After a conversation with my sister about some of the issues that I’ve identified that I know I still need to address within, the floodgates burst open and exposed one of the big limiting beliefs that has been holding me back. I then decided that there was much more work to be done. Of course, I could always put it off and wait until I had properly saved up the money, or for the ‘right time,’ but this is my right time. It has only been 4.5 months since we took the program and it feels like an eternity because I am starting to forget what I had learned — and this isn’t the kind of homework you want to forget. I don’t want my old fears and beliefs to stick with me for good, holding me back from the person I am supposed to be.
Enough about me. I read two very interesting blogs lately – one from Seth Godin on fearlessness not being the same as the absence of fear (of which there is no such thing), and one from Hello Vancity on how it’s never too late to step out of your comfort zone to achieve your dreams. Author Melissa Haynes points out that many now-famous people started their careers in the 30s, or even later in life. That is acting in fearlessness, not fear. So it gives me hope that it is never too late for me to improve and to continue my journey. Because there isn’t anyone on my path telling me what I can or can’t or should or shouldn’t do; there is only me. And I know I have to stop being afraid of me.
