Here we go!

It's scary figuring out how you want to kick off a new blog.  There are so many things to consider.  Is the name punchy enough?  Does the imagery reflect my brand? Will my unique voice come through? It feels a little bit like jumping out of a plane.  You're so excited to do it and the anticipation is intense.  You get to the door of the plane and it's your turn to jump.  All of a sudden your stomach is in your throat. You have a death grip on the doorframe and everything in your body is telling you to STOP!!!!  Writing this first blog post feels a bit like that.  Every time I think about hitting the "Publish" button, everything in my body tells me to STOP!!!

With skydiving, there's a moment where you need to make a decision.  Do you ride the plane down, or do you jump?  In that split second you realize you already made this decision.  You understood the risks and still got on the plane. If you don't jump you miss out.  So you let go of the plane and are out the door.  Suddenly everything is peaceful, like time has slowed down.  The color of the sky is vivid and blue and your perspective on the world is totally changed. There is beauty in this moment that you'd never have experienced if you hadn't let go of your fear and jumped.

So here I am, letting go of my fear.  Rather than get stuck in analysis paralysis, I'm deciding to move forward.  To not let perfection get in the way of the good.  To realize that if I post something, I have a chance of connecting with an audience, but if I post nothing there is zero chance for connection.

I'm hoping that what's important to me will be useful and inspiring to others.  I hope to enable people to take control of their lives, to stop feeling like they are playing someone else's game, start defining their own rules, and become better leaders.  I want them to be able to apply the tools they use to drive success in their professional lives and leverage them to drive personal success.

Here's to jumping! I hope you'll join me in seeing what comes next!

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