Your spin instructor story beautifully captures how stepping through our 'not looking the part' fears can lead to unexpected fulfillment. It makes me wonder how many other enriching experiences we miss when we let self-doubt win.
You're so right—embracing those uncomfortable moments of self-doubt is where the real growth happens. It's empowering because it shifts the focus from avoiding failure or discomfort to learning from them. The sometimes daily messages we hear around us about not being enough can make that even harder, but in choosing to engage with life, despite those messages, we reclaim our power. It becomes a form of resistance—not to the world around us, but to the blocks that try to hold us back.
When we choose experience over hiding, we're reinforcing the idea that we get to define our worth, not external expectations.
Your spin instructor story beautifully captures how stepping through our 'not looking the part' fears can lead to unexpected fulfillment. It makes me wonder how many other enriching experiences we miss when we let self-doubt win.
You're so right—embracing those uncomfortable moments of self-doubt is where the real growth happens. It's empowering because it shifts the focus from avoiding failure or discomfort to learning from them. The sometimes daily messages we hear around us about not being enough can make that even harder, but in choosing to engage with life, despite those messages, we reclaim our power. It becomes a form of resistance—not to the world around us, but to the blocks that try to hold us back.
When we choose experience over hiding, we're reinforcing the idea that we get to define our worth, not external expectations.