Is What’s Behind You Impacting Your Ability To Move Forward?

Fear leverages the past to prevent us from moving forward.

When we’re standing on the precipice of a massive change, it’s easy to succumb to the stories of our past.

Our brains are the greatest search engines in the world and will remind us of all the times something didn’t work out.

When we failed.

When we gave up.

When people judged us.

And we’ll buy that evidence at face value as proof that what we’re about to do won’t work out either.

So, why would we even bother?

Instead of buying what fear is selling at face value, what if we kicked the tires and took those fears for a test drive?

What if we traveled beyond the superficiality of these fears and asked,

“How exactly does giving up the science club in the 7th grade impact my ability to write a novel today?”

“How exactly does being let go from one job impact my ability to start my own business today?”

“How exactly does being bad at baseball (when I was 9) impact my ability to train for a triathlon today?”