Do It Scared....
“I used to think some women were just born confident.
That they woke up every day feeling fearless.
That they never second-guessed themselves in a room full of people.
That confidence was just in them—and I simply didn’t have it.
Over the years I’ve learned: confidence isn’t a trait, it’s a skill.
It’s built every time you:
✔️ Speak up, even when your voice shakes.
✔️ Wear the outfit, even when doubt creeps in.
✔️ Show up for yourself, even when it’s uncomfortable.
No one starts confident. They become confident by taking action; again, and again.
So if you’ve been waiting to “feel” confident before you go after what you want… stop waiting.
Confidence isn’t what gets you there. Doing it anyway is”.
This was posted by one of my connections on LinkedIn a few days ago.
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It really made me think.
There have been times (even now) when I’ve started something new which was way out of my comfort zone, and it was scary.
I’ve been in the fitness industry for 18 years, and the health and wellness industry for over 30 years, but I’m not very active these days. I’m older now and my family is requiring more of my time and attention. I felt it was time for a change. I still needed to do something for an income, though. Something where I could keep my own hours, would be helping people and having a positive effect on their lives.
So, at first, I started learning Lead Generation, but that just didn’t ‘gel’ with me. In the process, though, I learned how to design websites.
So, that’s the direction I went! It was so different, and I mean different than what I was familiar with. But, I was excited! Not only did I learn web design, but also web hosting, SEO, and all the other skills to rank a business’s website.
I built my own website, got business cards, created a FB business page, changed my IG account to business, and re-did my whole LI account.
But then it came time to really start putting myself and my business out there.
I discovered that not only is it a lot of hard work, but it is scary. It’s scary because, as I previously mentioned, it was different than anything I had ever done before. Web Design was completely out of my comfort zone. Never in my life would I ever see myself doing web design. I’m never been a ‘techy’ person.
It’s been like stepping out into the ‘Great Unknown.’ Literally taking a ‘Leap of Faith.’
There were times in the past when I started new things, but they were all fitness or health related. And even though it was kind of scary, I pressed it and did it because I was familiar with the industry. And yes, it added to my confidence.
Building a Web Design business (and everything that goes with it) requires so much more than I was doing in the health & wellness industry (fitness included). At least, that’s my perspective.
I know there are so many Web Designers out there that have been doing this for so much longer than I have and have so much more confidence and experience. But I can't let that intimidate me or hold me back.
There have been times when I felt like quitting, because I got all in my head about it, but I know I need to press in, press through, and press on. In other words, “Do It Scared!”
I know that the more I am doing it, the more comfortable I am getting with it and the more confident I am becoming. It (confidence) is catching up and becoming one of my best skills.
With all that said.....
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