Fear stops most people from acting on inspiration, but it's actually a signal you're attempting something that matters. Your brain treats change as danger, but courage lets you step past that survival wiring and do the work.
It's easy to get excited in this room. What stands in the way of us being able to implement that when we get back? Because I could leave you here all excited, and then you get back, and I— it all stays the same, and we forget everything that happened here. Well, when we look at what holds us back, there's certainly going to be some external factors— time, money, people, resources— and that's all real. But there are also some internal factors, and 99% of the time it boils down to one thing: fear. Like, change is scary. Remember, our brains are wired for survival. Endings mean change, change means uncertainty, uncertainty triggers fear. So that's why we need the third C, which is courage. Courage is what allows us to make the brave choice, to step outside of what I call the comfort loop. And it's natural to feel fear. What I've learned is fear is not the sign you're doing something wrong. Too often, fear is something that we— as soon as we feel fear, we think, "Oh, that's a barrier. I'm going to step back." Fear is not the sign you're doing something wrong. It's the sign you're doing something big.
Shawn Ellis | Choose Your Ending™ — Radical Adaptability Keynote Speaker Highlights
