This year I'm putting my own advice into action. And it's scary.

Wow. The last few days have taken me right out of my comfort zone, and have felt... uncomfortable! I confess, I don't often go very far out of it. Last time was probably last year when I launched the Wonderful Women movement with my Pecha Kucha keynote talk.

Yet as a Career Development Coach I frequently encourage my coachees to take the plunge away from what is safe and known. One of my favourite coaching questions is:

What would you do if you were 10% more confident?

Go on, take a few moments to reflect on that now - what would you do?

I've been in Miami for the kick off of Dorie Clark 's Trajectory Mastermind Programme, surrounded by excellent people, many of whom have already achieved things I am yet to do - authoring books, writing for high profile publications, giving TEDx talks and lots more.

I am comfortable with my self worth but realised that the self belief can take a wobble at such times. There's a close tightrope to tread between learning from the best, versus comparison being the 'thief of joy'!

My word for the two days was BRAVE. I felt the fear, I did it. I am ready for what this year will bring. I read this quote today and it really resonated:

As I reflected on all the insights, ideas and content from the two days, I completed an exercise inspired by Lisa L. Blosser who asked me what my 'persona' would look like if I knew my value or as Dorie said, if I 'played bigger in my head'. I chose to sketch it, and included future focused statements. It was really empowering.

Give that one a go too if you like:

What would you look like if you knew your true value and played bigger in your head?

I also got a reminder from my friend and colleague Kate Faxen who shared this quote with me today:

'When you become complacent in your comfort zone, you run the risk of never moving beyond where you are. Your true potential remains dormant and inaccessible. This may feel like a vague boredom, an envy of others, or an anxiety accompanied by a sense of low self worth...'

This year I will be growing my business, evolving my offering and positioning, saying no (nicely!) and stepping into the next phase, my way. I will be out of my comfort zone and playing bigger.

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