Fearless: Free Yourself From What's Holding You Back

What would you do if you weren't afraid?

There comes a point in your life when you realize you have more to gain and less to lose. That is the exact moment you are able to reach your full potential. 

Often we hold ourselves back from taking the next step to achieve our goals. Maybe we are anxious about bad reviews or poor feedback from our peers. We wonder what people will think and we worry about doing the wrong thing. Those fears bring us down and discourage us from thriving. 

You are at your most powerful when you shed your fears and step out into the unknown. This allows you to stop looking backward at what could go wrong and start looking forward to what possibilities await you in the future. 

Here are four ways I found to conquer my fear and embrace the unknown.

1. Find a place where you feel safe. Google did a two-year study in which they looked at what made a team high-performing. The thing that great teams had in common was that they provided a sense of psychological safety. People do their best work when they can make mistakes and learn from feedback without the fear of serious consequences. When your team and your manager have your back, you are able to take more risks knowing that there is a safety net of people who will be there for you if you fall.