Sometimes Choosing the Scary Path is the Right Choice

GUEST POST BY RILEY BESS

Riley is my brilliant intern who said she loved this quote from AnnaGrey and the Constellation. I asked her to write about why she was moved by the quote, and I found myself inspired by her journey regrading her career.

Thank you, Riley, for this beautiful post and sharing your story with us!
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In AnnaGrey and the Constellation, AnnaGrey says, “It’s like I’ve known the path all along but was blinded by my panic the first time I was here.” She says this while going down the same path she went down the day before, even though at first, the path was scary and uncertain. It made me realize that choices made early on really do impact the future in significant ways. AnnaGrey’s whole life changes in a positive way because of the simple choice she made in going down this path the first time. This quote made me feel so empowered as a woman making really important decisions in my life right now.
About two years ago, I had to make a choice. It was a scary decision because if I said yes, it meant I would have to talk to strangers every day. To me, that was something I feared above anything else. However, in the panic that I felt while making that decision, I knew that I couldn’t say no. I needed to accept this job opportunity, So, I did. Now, after two years of talking to strangers and presenting to groups of people, I am so much more confident in what I do. I have had the most amazing experiences working this job, and I am forever grateful for the choice that I made to face my fears and go down a path that was uncertain. I was blinded by my panic the first time, but looking back, I realize it was the path I needed to take all along.
Sometimes you see the future and lose confidence in yourself because you feel not up to the challenges that lie ahead. But just like AnnaGrey, you can be powerful and inspiring, too. The path you choose to go down, even if it looks dark and scary at first, can lead to discoveries about yourself that you never thought were nested inside you all along.

AnnaGrey and the Constellation
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