Does fear play a starring role in your everyday life? Are you constantly crippled wondering if you should try something, start something, do something different because you’re afraid it could go wrong - or maybe that it could go right?

Yeah, same. Fear has been a constant passenger of mine in so many areas of my life. I’ve tried to banish it, ignore it, outthink it, and finally befriend it. None of it really worked for me. It keeps popping up, over and over, like that friend you have outgrown but can’t seem to shake.

My guest on the podcast today has been there too. And he was so determined to get past it that he wrote a whole book on it. Charlie Barclay is the author of [re]build - Moving Past Fear to Find Purpose, a motivational speaker and coach who has had a LOT of practice combating fear.

His book dives into the realities of how fear can cause us to miss our life, and gives us actionable steps to start moving forward, one baby step at a time.

I loved chatting with him about this topic - he’s funny, authentic and totally open about his own struggles.

We talk about:

• His own fears about writing and how he overcame them

• How to look at fear so it’s not so, well, scary

• The cost of quitting

• How to start taking action in your own life so it feels doable

And so much more.

If you’ve got something you’ve been wanting to do but have been paralyzed on how to start, this episode is for you.

You can find Charlie and his book here: https://www.charliebarclay.com/

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