Jan 19, 2022
Is fear holding you up from speaking up?
One of the biggest challenges people face when trying to speak up comes from inside: it’s their fears.
Fear of backlash, fear of being misunderstood, fear of upsetting other people, fear of retaliation, fear of being reported on, fear of not being liked, fear of being labeled difficult, fear of bothering people, worry that you’ll be ignored no matter what, fear of what people might think of you, fear of embarrassment, or ridicule and looking like a fool, of people judging you, thinking you are stupid, or of coming across as rude.
The fear shows up as worry that goes to bed with you and keeps you unsettled at night. It can show up as being paranoid about how people think of you. It can show up as rumination about what to say or not to say and overthinking which leads to inaction.
I can’t think of a single time I regretted speaking up. And I can think of dozens of times with speaking up radically changed my life for the better.
Now the fear was always there for me when I had to speak up for something important. The more important to me, the bigger the fear.
How can you speak up even if you feel the fear?
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It is time to be heard, be respected, and get recognized. And never be fearful when you speak up again.