Posts Tagged ‘New Ventures’

One of my middle-aged lady buddies who is smart as a whip is going back to graduate school to get a PhD. in MATH. She’s somewhat older than the rest of the 20-somethings in her class, it’s been a long while since she’s gone to school full time, and I could list a lot of other reasons that would make anyone afraid.

The real reason she’s afraid, (in my opinion, anyway), is that this is the perfect thing for her to be doing right now. And she knows it.

I see this in coaching all the time. The closer people get to the thing they want to do the most, the more fear comes up. In fact, it’s a great barometer. If you’re really afraid, it’s the equivalent of the universe shouting “You’re Getting Warmer…Warmer…Hotter!” (Unless someone has a gun to your head, which is a different kind of fear that we aren’t discussing here).

I’m feeling it too. My book suddenly went from looking like a cute Word document, to looking like a real book. Holy !$@##@%!! (I’m getting warmer…warmer…).

How about this for an antidote: Fear is excitement, without breath.

Tags: Fear, New Ventures, Publishing a Book, writing