Fear has been on my mind a lot lately, especially when it comes to this venture of Pajamas Notebook.\u00a0 I started out as I always do, like a firecracker, but as time goes on I find myself getting fearful again.\u00a0 This time around, it is a different type of fear than I am normally accustomed to.\u00a0 Usually, I would get scared of failure. \u201cWhat if no one likes me?\u201d\u00a0 \u201cWhat if I fail miserably?\u201d Those feelings I am used to and have become really good at handling,so they don\u2019t bother me anymore.\u00a0 What this new fear does deal with is the fear of success!\u00a0 Odd, isn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n
This time around I find myself saying, \u201cWhat if I become successful?\u201d or\u201cWhat if my message takes off and the spotlight starts to shine on me?\u201d How do I handle that?\u00a0 Being a humble person, the thought of \u201call eyes on me\u201d is a bit daunting, as I have never wanted\u00a0<\/em>to outshine anyone else in my life.\u00a0 I suffer from \u201cfeeling bad for those around me when I start to take the lead so I step back\u201d syndrome.\u00a0 This was even stronger when I became a Wife and Mother.\u00a0 I always wanted to be a Stay-at-Home Mommy (which I am), a supportive wife (which I am), a loving sibling (which I am), and a loving daughter (which I am)\u2026which is why my mind keeps putting me in checkmate by saying, \u201cYou have everything you ever wanted\u2026 why push it and try for more?\u00a0 How will you balance your home with a business?\u00a0 How will you care for your husband?\u00a0 How will you make time for your kids?\u201d\u00a0 It is those moments where fear starts really knocking at my door.<\/p>\n With that being said, I ended up spending the entire weekend thinking about this subject.\u00a0 What fear is, what common fears are, and how it affects different kinds of people.\u00a0 Through this process, I was finally able to muster up enough courage to no longer allow this emotion to get the better of me.\u00a0 How did I do this you may ask?\u00a0\u00a0 Simply, by deciding to put all TRUST in me, so that I will be able to answer any knock at my door with a smile and with love.\u00a0\u00a0 You see, the truth is that fear is constantly knocking at our doors if you really take time to listen.\u00a0 We can either choose to ignore that it\u2019s there and just keep pressing on, or we can finally stand up with all that we are and open the door to invite fear in!<\/p>\n That is what I have chosen to do.\u00a0 I have decided to walk straight up to my door, open it up, and invite fear inside.\u00a0 I am going to \u2018trust\u2019 that this feeling knocking means I truly am on to something with my business\u2026I am going to love the crap out of this scary emotion until it\u2019s so full of love it has no choice but to love me back\u2026I am going to put all my light towards the fear, and whatever else walks through my door, that it will be overrun with the warmth of which I am.<\/p>\n I have decided right here and now, to no longer live life by constantly \u2018exiting stage right.\u2019\u00a0 Instead, I choose to harness the gifts provided to me and get to gettin\u2019 when it comes to sharing my message with all of you!<\/p>\n Since I have made this declaration to myself and to the universe, I am overrun with pure joy for what lies ahead and am excited<\/em><\/strong> to have \u2018fear\u2019 along for the ride.\u00a0 Maybe, just maybe, I can finally teach IT<\/em> a thing or two about how the soul really works!<\/p>\n What would you do, if you knew you wouldn\u2019t fail?\u00a0 What would you do, if fear no longer conquered your life?<\/p>\n (Jaimie Schultz , a\/k\/a Pajamas, is <\/strong>a fun-loving, passionate, adventure seeker who loves life and loves helping others see how much they should love theirs. 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