The fear of failure and of how it may make us look or feel often eclipses the lessons we have the opportunity to learn through that failure. It is this fear – the anxiety and the stories we tell about this failure – that keep so many people from even trying to follow their dreams.
As an entrepreneur who had excelled in the safety and control of the classroom, this has been a very difficult lesson for me to learn.
Creating my Elements of Self video course has been a process of self-discovery, but my journey with the elements started well over a year ago. In this article, I dive into how I was drawn to work more closely with the four elements as a model for understanding myself holistically and creating an authentic balance.
Fear or anxiety is an important part of our evolutionary make-up. After all, it is the part of our brain that is wired to pick up patterns of potential danger. But what if the fear isn't helping our growth? What if the anxiety is distracting us from our intuition and ability to take unfamiliar paths that may lead us towards new successes?
As someone who has done a fair share of personal development and healing, I have my own perspective on how to approach that healing work. On the other hand, I also see vividly the wounds and fractures that exist within our communities. When healing is needed on an individual and collective level, how can we find balance between the two?
What does it mean to build a values foundation? How can values help guide our choices so that we can become our best selves, even when we aren’t entirely sure what that best self looks like? How do we define our core values and differentiate them from the values instilled in us by our families, friends, and cultures?
Whether we realize it or not, we are all expert storytellers. In fact, to be human is to constantly make meaning out of the world around us.
