This week, I am going to initiate a conversation with someone that will push me beyond my comfort zone, and it scares the bejeebers out of me (p.s. I like the word ‘bejeebers’). Becoming someone who lives off the land in the arctic feels like it would be easier for me than having this conversation. But I know that for the advancement of my livelihood and my self esteem, it’s important that I do it.
So, I am giving myself a little pep talk before said conversation.
My brain gets a little mushy when I am nervous…so, I defer to other people’s brains for inspiration.
I like this one because I am fond of powers…super powers in particular. I have therefore decided to adopt the philosophy that some of my biggest challenges in life might end up giving me superpowers.
I like this one. Aside from the fact that it comes from a magical wizard school, humor is neat. And, the old ‘picturing someone in their underwear’ for the purposes of reducing anxiety can be problematic, so I’ll go with this one instead.
Okay. Off to challenge myself and imagine it looking comical! Umm….wait, that didn’t come out right… But, you get the idea 😉
Lucky Wreck 
Conquering a fear, no matter how you do it, is everything. Good luck with your conversation.
Tim
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Thank you, Tim! I appreciate that! 🙂
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I like to think that my daughter has more courage than me because she actually tries things like this. She overcomes her fears. I just keep being bitter about things. I wish you good luck and hope that you conquer your fears!
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Thanks Ben! Your daughter sounds pretty awesome! I feel like I have to push myself even in the littlest ways sometimes, or I’ll sit and procrastinate procrastinating a time to procrastinate. HA!
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lol Good Luck!! 🙂
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Thank you mischievouseyez! 🙂
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I get what you mean about picturing someone in their underwear. So does not help!
Good luck with everything, Amy!
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I know! The underwear thing does NOT help…on SO many levels! 😀 Thanks for the support Miss Four Eyes! 🙂
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Good luck navigating unfamiliar waters, Amy!
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Thanks for the encouragement, Hook! Just did it! Just navigated new waters, and it felt good! Glad I did it, even if it doesn’t turn out as I hope it will (and glad that its over now, too)!
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Best of luck to you. I think it’s great that you are mentally preparing yourself, that’s something I wish I could do more of myself 🙂
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Thanks Misty Morning! The talk went well…I think it worked… 😀
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Eek, good luck!!! I’ve been there before- knowing I have to have a tough conversation and being super nervous about it. Like you said, finding a way to view it in a different light (comical, interesting, experimentation) really helps. When I’m dealing with a tough situation I like to pretend I’m watching a movie and I am just one of the actresses. It takes the edge off and allows me to more clearly form my ideas and convey them to people. It helps the sensitivity of the situation fade a bit! I’ll be thinking about you!
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Thanks Courtney! I had the conversation yesterday, and it went well! After all was said and done, I wondered why I was so nervous about it in the first place 😀 But, I’m glad I did it! Maybe the next time I am in a similar position, it won’t be as nerve wracking beforehand. And, I am going to pretend I am in a movie. I seriously love that. Thank you so much for your support, Courtney! 🙂
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I’m with you – anything that invokes humour and Harry Potter together has got to be a good thing! Best of luck with the conversation – I hope you’ll give us an update!
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Hahaa! I’m glad someone else appreciates a nice combination of Humor and Harry Potter! The conversation went as I had hoped! Thank you for the encouragement, amb! 🙂
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That’s so awesome! Glad to hear it, congrats 🙂
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Hmmm. I thought bensbitterblog was my comment for a moment there because I have a courageous daughter, too! I really like Courtney’s idea of making yourself an actress in a movie. I actually used to do that a lot when I was small, only I pretended my whole life was a movie!! Maybe that wasn’t so silly after all!! 🙂
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Oh wow! You did! That is awesome! I’ve done that before, too…pretend I was in a movie but somehow, I’d forgotten about it…I’m going to do that again! 😀
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Did you do the quote designs? They are awesome!
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Really!? Thank you! I did 🙂
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If you can do what you are afraid of, then I think you will have the courage to do anything in life! all the best to u and keep us updated 😀
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Thank you plead! I am hoping I will build courage with each little step 🙂 Had the conversation yesterday, and felt great afterwards! I appreciate your encouragement and support!
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lol… your typo makes me ‘plead’ 😀
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Oh my gosh! I am so sorry! pflead73. I definitely remember the ‘f’ now! 😀
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no problem… pflead is just my display name, not the real one… but yeah, one should always remember the ‘f’ 😉
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I nominated you for an award, check it out here. -http://mischievouseyez.wordpress.com/2013/02/06/another-award-d/
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Thank you so much mischievouseyez!!!!! <—- extra exclamations for emphasis! What an honor from you! I am excited! 🙂
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you deserve it!! can’t wait to read your answers! 😀 How did the talk goo????
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Getting to work on those answers now! I hoping I’m able to thwart over-thinking them so I can finish sometime this month! HA! The talk went very well! It felt good to have done that 🙂 Thank you so much for your support! 🙂
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Great, I’m glad! 😀
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I love these quotes!! very inspiring and true 🙂 Hope it’s ok if I reblog ! Thanks for following me! I see that you have everythingunderthesun on your page too. Love her blog as well. I think starting up a blog has been one of the post positive thins ive done in a long time!
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Yay! I’m glad you liked them! Thank you for the reblog! Its absolutely okay! 🙂 I am finding blogging to be a very positive and helpful experience as well! Glad to meet you!! 🙂
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I did this myself just last night! I was invited to join a book club’s discussion of my book. Talk about nerve-racking. But they were lovely, and things went well, and we did a lot of talking about other things as well.
Thanks for stopping by my site. 🙂
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HAhaaa! That is awesome! I had no idea other people gave themselves Pep Talks, too! 😀 You’re book looks awesome! I can’t wait to read it!
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Thank you! So nice to hear. 🙂
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I applaud your awareness of your comfort zone and your willingness to push the envelope of it. It sounds like it went well. I am realizing that I have a lot of pushing outside of my comfort zone to do. A little nerve wracking but necessary and worth it in the long run. Reading this post helped me put these thoughts into context. Thank you!
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THank you so much, Steve! That means a lot to me. It really does! 🙂
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“some of my biggest challenges in life might end up giving me superpowers.”—I like that!
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It’s been quite some time, but I just now saw this. Thank you!! 🙂
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