Narrative

The unknown is scary. Even when we have done something before if it doesn't look the same or we can't see ahead clearly our brain triggers the fear.

Sometimes I'm able to calm my primitive brain and remind it we've done this. Other times I just can't get passed the panic.

The success usually depends on my own narrative. Is what I'm doing in my who Nicole is story.

Today, skiing in low visibility I let the fear take over. With a new learning opportunity, like the altMBA, I was able to conjure my fearless self. Putting myself in new learning situations is part of who I believe I am. Pushing myself at skiing I'm still trying to incorporate into my narrative. Right now it's in the if my husband and friends didn't do this, I don't think I would.

So knowing that my narrative is all invented, I know that little by little I'll keep shifting it to be more inclusive of things that I haven't been successful at before.