Kicking Fear In Its Big, Fat Face!

Kicking Fear In Its Big, Fat Face! This week, I finish my life coaching classes. Im still trying to get that to sink in. This week, I finish my life coaching classes. OK. Thats a start. I wanted to write about all of the emotions that are coming in from the 20-month journey that has been The Road to a Life Coaching Certificate. Its gone by in a blink of an eye and a long, drawn-out journey all at the same time. I thought I would be overwhelmingly excited by this blank slate, this new chapter, this empty canvas that I get to color upon. The fact that, as of 7a EDT tomorrow, all of my free time is mine to solely work with clients and build my business is amazingly.scary. I want to be able to do nothing but celebrate this accomplishment with a happy dance and a big smile and a Its time to climb mountains! attitude. If you asked me a month ago how Im gonna feel the day classes are over, thats what I would have said. But Im now facing something completely different. Im facing fear. And anxiety. And stress. And yes, a sort of a sigh of release but also a want to stay put. Its safe and comfy and warm there. Thankfully, at ICA youre a student for life, so I can keep taking classes whenever I want. But its not the same. My Tough (Question) Tuesday this week centered around The Scary Stuff, and it was the first time I used that series to seek some help for myself. Thankfully, I got wonderful insights from Carolyn, Jeremie, Joanne Ann Marie that left me less paralyzed and more go-get-em in approaching this new part of my life. I implore you to read the comments if you havent already. Im starting to think now that its the excitement thats knotting my stomach and keeping me up at night, not the fear. Its the What now? and Whats next? and Hows this gonna work? thats playing over and over in my head. OK, its still the fear. Lets not totally kid ourselves. But even with this feeling of overwhelm, Im breathing and celebrating and moving forward. In a session last night with a client, I said, Ya know, I think part of everyone wants a fairy godmother to visit them and say, In 20 years, this works out for you do it! In 10 years, this does not work out for you dont do it! But theres no fairy godmother or magic fortune teller youre here to create that, and go through it yourself, and create where you land at the end. Thats the journey. I guess Im off to create now. Wow. That feels good.