Allowing Fear

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It was my turn to sit in the hot seat.

Taking a deep, deep breath, I walked to the front of the room. In my mind I was “talking myself through” the how-to’s of being in the moment.

Yeah. Instead of actually being in the moment.

That’s how I roll.

It was approaching 9pm. I wanted to be mindful and respectful of the time of the other participants, and I also had been telling myself to be honest throughout this experience.

Brave

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Every year, I pick a word to frame my development. I also pick a “theme song” to underscore my morning mindset work. I get to dig in and rock on each morning with a tune that pretty much sets me up for the day I want to have, the life and business I want to create.

Last year, my word was “ENTHUSIASM” (yes, I decided on all caps about half way through the year) – the idea being to infuse more spirit into everything I was doing. My theme song was Matthew West’s “The Motions”. I would lip synch and sing and conjure my own “rock videos” in my living room – like I was going to be on american idol or something. It was funny, but it was also a very honest reflection of the kind of enthusiasm I really wanted to imbue in every action, every effort, every everything in 2011.

This year, after a daunting 2011 (hey, I asked for it!), I figured I needed to power up a bit, and picked “brave” as my word o’ the year. I also selected Nichole Nordeman’s song by the same name (some of the lyrics are in the boxes below).

The Power of Slow

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My five year old came up to me the other day and asked if he could have a motorcycle.

“Um, let’s see if you can figure out how to work the scooter you got for Christmas first, honey.”

Seems logical, right? But in the moment of watching his mini-tirade about wanting to “go fast” and “sit up high” I was reminded of my own tirades against “paying my dues” in the various professions and industries I’ve served over the years.