You Have the Courage

I’m at the quarter-mark in reaching my goal to swing through the trees this summer with my girls. Making time to train and work out seemed impossible a few weeks ago–now, I can’t imagine not making the time to focus. I am carving the time for me and my goal, one rep at a time.

Sure, doubt constantly creeps into my mind warning me that the trees will be too far apart or the rope will be too high for me to reach. Who do I think I am, now, to start this process? I shush the voice and instead reflect on every candidate I’ve worked with and watched traverse their own Career Playing Field. The folks who landed the raise, coveted title, and growth they deserved–they achieved those goals by defying the negative voice. They focused and took a jump. They left comfortable, tenured jobs for a risk. They stayed up late and plodded through the intimidation of updating a resume. They swore at their computer as they forced themselves to grind through coding their own website.

So each week I step forward toward my own goal. To every person who goes out on a limb applying for that next level job, who sits in a waiting room waiting for the interview to begin, and then chooses to accept the next thing, cheers to taking ownership and control.

Next steps can be scary but they all start the same. One action at a time. Plan a date, set your calendar, and watch how awesome you are at carving your new path. Believe in your ideas–you have the courage to make those ideas your reality.