Sometimes when I am coaching someone, we reach a very stubborn obstacle. The obstacle holds my client back, unable to move, unable to advance. This is what the client usually says:
“I want to do XYZ, but I am so nervous.”
I’m sorry, but being nervous is not a good excuse.
You can either love your desire (“I want to do XYZ…”), or you can love your fear (“…but I am so nervous.”).
But you have to choose. Which one are you going to love more?
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