"But = Fear" by Woman Fearless, Amye Price Gumbinner

I’m 58 years old and I heard sayings my whole life, such as “Reach for the stars…” (Robert Browning), “…You can do anything you set your mind to…” (Gillian Anderson). …You can be anything you want to be…” (Abraham Lincoln).

The truth is I’m not sure I ever really believed any of it. True, I mostly did well if I did set my mind to the task at hand. But time after time, I started what may have been a brilliant plan, only to quit before I finished.

“But, what if I’m really not that good?”, “But, how will I do it alone?”, “But, what if I fail?”, “But, this is not really a good time”. I could make any excuse not to do something. I missed out on so many amazing opportunities because of a three letter word; “BUT”. This three letter word was always my reason for not finishing so many things and worst of all losing out on so many things.

So, I suppose the bottom line was always fear. But = fear. But is fear. Truth be known, in recent years I have gained faith in God. I believe I will be taken care of no matter what. I don’t know if that is what eliminated my fear, but whatever it was, I’ll take it!

I have had the great fortune of having really fun and interesting jobs in my life. But, most of the jobs I’ve had were also very stressful. Did I want to continue spending my days stressed out? Of course not!

I wanted to spend each day filled with something I really enjoyed, I knew I was good at, I could both help others and make enough money to support myself. For the first time in my life I went full steam ahead. No BUTs, no what ifs and most of all NO FEAR. I was “In between careers”-AKA-out of work. I desperately needed a job. So, what did I do?

Believe it or not; I started my own business in this scary economy!

I have no regrets as my life has been truly amazing, but it certainly would have been so much simpler had I had this confidence, years ago. “Better late than never”. (Titus Livius)

I spent countless hours doing research and taking free teleseminars and webinars. I carefully chose a name, started a blog, ordered business cards and voila-AMYE TO THE RESCUE!-Professional Organizer.

Now the sayings “Leap and the net will appear.” (John Burroughs) "The only true failure lies in failure to start." (Harold Blake Walker) "There are no mistakes or failures, only lessons." – (Denis Waitley) are ones I can happily and FEARLESSly live by today.

“So go ahead and leap for the stars and follow the stepping stones of those before you.”

I’d love to hear about yours fears and how you overcome them!

-- Woman Fearless, Amye Price Gumbinner