Eff My Fears

One of the lessons we all learned from Harry Potter is that our fears lose their power when we speak them aloud. I know the same is true for me about my anxieties, insecurities, shortcomings, and mistakes. When I can own them, I regain my power. When I share them, I control them. For me it is often a matter of making the intangible tangible. Sometimes they can feel infinite in my head, but once they are on paper or spoken aloud, they are necessarily finite. And then I can start thinking about problem solving or next steps. As I learned from Friends Council Institute for Engaging Leaders in Friends Schools, we always have the power to take a step. And then reflect and take another. Soon enough their is no stopping our success.