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The paradox of fear and excitement

Cinderella Castle art — Two days ago at Epcot’s Art of Disney Store. Chances are my new logo may have a castle turret in it.

The paradox of fear and excitement.

The annual salary for a contracted project manager is astonishing, and leaves me afraid of not being able to afford it.

Conversely…

The annual contracted salary is exciting because it represents unlimited opportunity to grow my business’s marketing in ways i could never do alone.

It’s been an interesting phenomenon to enjoy a 100% referral and returning client base.

The time to worry about the future is when you don’t need to. That would be now.

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On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

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For everyone in doubt, especially myself

For everyone in doubt, especially myself.

THE GAP by Ira Glass from Daniel Sax on Vimeo.

Just yesterday, i took a giant step.

Giant steps only happen after hundreds – more like thousands – of small, normal steps have been taken.

The long way is the short cut.

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On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

This website is about our home health. To leave this site to read today’s post on my mental attitude website, click here.

You are your own personal trainer

Steve Jobs unveiling the iPhone in 2007.

You are your own personal trainer. Sadly, many of us never tap into this astonishing resource.

Which begs the question, “Why?”

Too much work?

What if i fail?

What if i succeed?

Exactly. Scary, innit?

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Rejection and ridicule love traveling together

Walt Disney as boy — Walt Disney knew all about failure, and rejection. Photo source: Internet.

It’s been an interesting journey and i was reflecting on it yesterday when a LinkedIn connection said she reads my blog (as in singular).

All i could do was smile.

Why?

Because it almost takes a miracle for someone to figure out my blogging style on their own.

Interestingly enough, i no longer worry about it. That freedom from worry felt good.

No one has the context that one blog might lead to another blog by the same author, let alone four other blog posts (on four other websites) by the same author.

Being misunderstood, along with rejection, is part of the territory.

Also, having a vision that seems strange can label you as different, and leave you lonely. Feeling like an outlier is part of the journey too.

But the rejection and (invisible) ridicule are the bigger parts of the journey.

Radical ideas are always seen as crazy and stupid until enough time has passed (assuming the torch-bearer remains determined) for a critical mass to think it’s genius.

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The fear of mattering

Florida living weekend landscape chores — Yesterday morning, sitting on the front porch. Just above my toes, a 14-year old.

The fear of mattering is powerful enough to scare us into playing it safe.

We lean on our fairly disorganized life to create the perfect alibi for why we never come alive.

We take this to our grave.

i’ve organized every day (for 6+ years) to begin with two hours of thinking, reading, praying, and writing – for anyone with the guts to listen.

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