I’m serious. Conquer the little things.
Today was a prime example for me that fear is 100% in the unknown.
As I was leaving the house at 5:30 am in total darkness to make my way to CrossFit, I started to smell something a little funny. I slowed down and tried to figure out where it was coming from. Was it my car? Or the house next-door? Where in the world it was coming from?
Before too long I saw smoke coming from my headlight switch. Instantly my heart started to pound, it had to be faster than a race horse’s on derby day!
Immediately I shut the car off, jumped out as fast as I could, and popped the hood to see what was on fire. I could not see anything smoking, so I did the only thing I knew to do – call my dad.
Thankfully he knows his way around cars and was pretty sure he knew what the problem was. But what he asked me to do next was terrifying.
He asked me to turn it back on and drive back to the driveway. In my head I was shouting ‘there’s no way I’m doing that!’ I was too paralyzed by fear to do anything. What if I turned the car back on and it started smoking again? What if it caught on fire before I could make it back to the driveway? What if… What if…What if…
Somehow he convinced me that it would be okay to turn it back on. I mustered up the courage to obey and made it safely back to my driveway.
A couple hours later he convinced me to drive almost 20 miles to swap vehicles with my mom. Once again the car didn’t catch on fire and I survived. But it was the thought of not knowing whether or not something would happen. Not understanding the problem and the possible outcomes. And most of all, fearing all of the unknown.
Are you paralyzed by a thought or action you know you need to take? I challenge you to do it scared.
After this long crazy day, I am realizing I have more confidence right now that I’ve had in a long time because I conquered this. I didn’t let fear win. And if we can encourage those around us to do the same, we will be limitless!
So, go conquer the little things, friends, and remember…
Stay Adventurous
Update: Somehow it was this tiny little switch that produced such an awful smell and wrecked so much havoc on the day’s plans.
