278: What You Have To Do NEXT in Order to GROW

Published: Oct. 11, 2018, 8 a.m.

b'Fair warning to you before you start listening to today\\u2019s episode \\u2013 I am en fuego! Having just attended Lewis Howes\\u2019 Summit of Greatness and being surrounded by 1,500+ big thinkers, there\\u2019s no way I couldn\\u2019t be. It\\u2019s events like these that force me to take chances and go for the things that scare the living crap out of me!\\n \\xa0\\n \\u201cFear is your invite for growth.\\u201d\\n \\xa0\\n The purpose of life is growth and progress. We are all meant to find what makes us fulfilled and happy, but sometimes that\\u2019s the thing we fear the most.\\n \\xa0\\n As an exercise, I want you to write down the 10 things you\\u2019re most afraid of \\u2013 they can be big or small. These are your next steps. From here, circle the least scary step \\u2013 or perhaps the scariest step. Whichever you choose, act on it, no matter how uncomfortable or scared you are. Rejection or failure is inevitable, but the biggest gifts are on the other side.\\n \\xa0\\n No, I\\u2019m not super human, but I will say after receiving 21 rejections on my books, I am grateful for them because they helped me land the publishing company that liked it! Plus, consistently doing the things that I have fear around helps me grow and throughout that process I\\u2019m also showing thousands of others that they too can do it.\\n \\xa0\\n Most recently one of my fears is about sharing a spoken word poem I wrote for my friend, Danette May\\u2019s event this weekend. I love doing this, but I\\u2019m terrified of what others think! (Be sure to tune in because I\\u2019m sharing a small portion of it with you.) But here\\u2019s the thing, I want to grow and I don\\u2019t want to leave this world living up to anything less than my highest potential. I do mess up while reading it, but I\\u2019ve left it in because I want you to see that sometimes we have to mess up and let others see it in order to free them as well. I hope it gives you some of that freedom, too.\\n \\xa0\\n So today, stop playing small. Do something messy, unplanned or share something that doesn\\u2019t feel good. And be sure to share it with me over on IG\\u2026I love hearing from you!\\n \\xa0\\n --\\n In This Episode Lori talks about:\\n \\xa0\\n Why the purpose of life is growth and progress\\n Why the biggest gifts are on the other side of fear\\n Her upcoming spoken word performance\\n \\xa0\\n \\xa0\\n Resources:\\n \\xa0\\n Round 2 of the book tour is taking place in November! Go to ATribeCalledBliss.com to find out the latest stops on Lori\\u2019s book tour!\\n \\xa0\\n Go here for details: https://www.hollandamerica.com/en_US/cruise-ships/ms-nieuw-statendam/oprah-caribbean-adventure-of-your-life.html\\n \\xa0\\n A Tribe Called Bliss by Lori Harder\\n Now available at loriharder.com/amazon or ATribeCalledBliss.com\\n \\xa0\\n Join me on the A Tribe Called Bliss Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1571018952966750/\\n \\xa0\\n Check out my website at loriharder.com. Follow me on social media @LoriHarder on Instagram and Lori Harder on Facebook.'