14/07/2026
The scariest thing isn’t failing….It’s the gift you sat on because being seen felt worse.
For years, that was me. The fear of being seen kept me hiding in plain sight.
There are qualifications I thought I’d never use. So I outsourced my gift instead. I helped other people step into their spotlight and stayed safely behind the curtain of my own. It was also a very good place to hide.
Every teacher was quietly handing me a piece.
Personal training taught me about my body, the one I’d negotiated with for years, swinging from one extreme to the other.
Yoga and meditation taught me about my soul, my wounds, and that what happens on the mat happens in life.
Yale The science of well-being, taught me money doesn’t buy it.
Writing a book taught me consistency beats discipline Awake Academy | Be your best self, live your best life
But the biggest teacher was lived experience. Hitting rock bottom. Losing my identity. Rebuilding from scratch.
So this is what it taught me about doing the thing that scares you.
Give fear a voice, not the wheel. Fear isn’t the enemy, it’s information trying to protect you.
It was only when I put all the pieces together, everything I’d studied, lived and learned, that I could step into the discomfort and do it anyway. The fear of being seen never fully left. I just stopped letting it choose for me.
Learning is great.Doing the work is where growth lives.
So say yes. Do it anyways.
Link in bio for our lessons on high fiving fear.
I’m off to buy a Yale jumper!
