Are you living life in 'Safe' Mode?

Are you:

• Not taking risks for fear of failure/ being rejected/ laughed at?
• Not going for interviews in case you don't get the job or get asked something that you don't know the answer to?
• Not inviting people over for fear of being judged/ your house not being clean enough?
• Not starting that business or writing that book in case it doesn't work out?
• Not really feeling that pain, not feeling your true emotions or examining the truth?
• Not admitting what you truly want, not even to yourself?
• Saying yes to things when you'd rather say no?
• Not asking difficult questions in case you don't like the answer?
• Not asking someone special out in case they say no?
• Hiding behind your weight/ appearance?
• Not taking that risk that could change your life?
• Staying in unhealthy relationships because it seems safer than to leave?
• Staying in a horrible job because it seems safer than finding a new one?
• Following familiar 'bad' habits because it's easier than finding new ones?
• Staying stuck with a problem rather than finding a solution?

Sound horribly familiar? 

The answer is to realise that no matter what happens in life, you're actually going to be ok. It might feel embarrassing and humiliating going for a new job, asking a person out, asking difficult questions, leaving an unhealthy relationship etc. if it doesn't work out, but after a short while it will be forgotten about. 

 However if you don't take a risk you'll stay exactly where you are now. If you do take that risk you open yourself to the possibility of success. You might land that dream job, you might end up turning that special someone into your spouse. Your business might be a roaring success, your book a bestseller. Leaving a relationship could open you to opportunities to meet your ideal partner. Finding a solution to the problem might be simpler than you could possibly imagine.

Instead of throwing yourself in the deep end right now, start small. Put your risk-taking arm bands on and do something tiny, something that has a good chance of success. If you're worrying about inviting someone to do something, try inviting a friend or family member to do something that they'd previously shown interest in doing. The risk here is then minimal, it's likely that you'll get a yes. You can work up to asking your dream man/ woman out when you get more confident! 

Each day do something slightly more daring and soon you'll be out of safe mode, doing things you never dreamed you could.