“I’ve been scared every moment of my life & I’ve never let it keep me from doing a single thing I wanted to do.” ― Georgia O’Keeffe

I used to think that successful people aren’t scared. I believed they achieved greatness because they were far braver than I. I imagined they had special reserves of fire that I would never have. For I couldn’t imagine speaking to audiences without passing out, or giving interviews without garbling my words. And I knew that being a successful author would involve such things. So I watched them enviously, wondering how they were so blessed with courage and why wasn’t I? Then I met a few & found out I was wrong. These people weren’t without fear, they simply didn’t let it stop them, which, of course, is very the definition of courage: to be scared and not let it stop you.

Pic: Dirty Dancing with the lovely Natasha – what fun!