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Scared? Good. That Means It's Worth Doing.

  • Writer: Arlene Gaylord
    Arlene Gaylord
  • Mar 26, 2025
  • 1 min read

“Everything you want is on the other side of fear.”


Today’s desk calendar 📅 hit different.

For years, fear tried to box me in.


❌ Too ambitious

❌ Too bold

❌ I am not enough


But fear underestimated my will and my fire 🔥.


Here’s how I flipped the script:


1️⃣ I invested in myself.

SPHR and ICF certifications, working with mentors, executive coaching, deep inner work — I built confidence - brick by brick 🧱 by continuing to focus on and build my COMPETENCE.


2️⃣ I said YES before I was ready.

I spoke up. Showed up. Stepped up — even when it scared me.

I proved them wrong — quietly.

The doubters? Let them doubt (and they did, loudly). I chose not to engage them and let my results do the talking. My Husband and true friends were a big part of this. Having someone I could talk to (you know who you are!) and admit whoa...I am terrified. Was a huge part of every big decision I made to take on big scary things even though I was terrified.


3️⃣ I follow fear like a compass 🧭.


If it makes me nervous, I know it means I am headed in the right direction.


To anyone facing fear right now:


▶️ Go anyway.

▶️ Do it scared.

▶️ Bet on YOU.


Your future self is already clapping 👏. (SO AM I)


Let fear be your FUEL.⛽️.

Let doubt be your DATA. 📈 .

Then? Light it up. 💥





 
 
 

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