I'm terrified. - by Cyan Banister - The Ugly Duckling

Courage is in fact scary. A lot of people admire courage when they see it, but don’t identify it within themselves. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with being scared. However, just like all emotions, you can harness it for something really powerful. Courage can be instinctual, but it is also the internal battle we have inside over action and inaction. It takes courage to be your authentic self, especially if that self goes against the grain. This is my book, it just happens to be in newsletter form. Often when I tell people snippets of how I got to where I am today, I’m encouraged to write a book. I weighed all of the reasons for doing so and put it off for many years. Mostly, I wanted the book to matter to someone and to help inspire them with their own life story. I wanted the book to have the biggest impact possible, otherwise why do it? Before putting all of this out there, the scariest thing for me was public speaking. I somewhat conquered that fear. I spoke a little bit about th

Courage is in fact scary. A lot of people admire courage when they see it, but don’t identify it within themselves. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with being scared. However, just like all emotions, you can harness it for something really powerful. Courage can be instinctual, but it is also the internal battle we have inside over action and inaction. It takes courage to be your authentic self, especially if that self goes against the grain. This is my book, it just happens to be in newsletter form. Often when I tell people snippets of how I got to where I am today, I’m encouraged to write a