But it’s worth it. If you wonder what I am talking about, I am talking about anything that awakens your self-doubt is worth doing. Anything that strikes fear into your whole being is not easy but it is worth doing or saying. Anything that looks easy to everyone else but feels dang hard to you is worth it. Anything that puts you in the path of criticism. Anything at which you will shine. There are a lot of ways to say, “Feel the fear and do it anyway.” The hardest part is

This twist has very little to do with the classic "to be, or not to be" question. I wanted a good title to introduce my philosophy on "should." And hopefully, I caught your attention. The word should is the root (at least one of the roots) of anxiety, depression, frustration, anger, self-flagellation, and 'the blahs', in general. Think about it. How do you feel when you say to yourself, "I should _______." Fill in the blank with anything like eat right, exercise, blog, clean

Starting something new is scary, isn't it? The questions we ask ourselves when we are about to begin something new often serve to keep us stuck rather than move us forward. Those questions are usually gremlins running around in our heads trying to keep us safe. The questions sound something like: What if I can't do it? What if I look stupid? Why should I try when others are already doing it and doing it so much better? What if I don't know enough? What if people think I am