Where are you taking risks?

This is a hard question! I've never been shy of risks except when it comes to facing rejection or judgment. I'm not afraid to fail on my own, but in front of others, scary. I'm learning to 'put myself out there' in terms of my emotions and opinions, and to be able to back myself up when it comes to it. It's a good feeling to trust yourself and have confidence that even if everyone doesn't agree with you, at least you will have their respect for having asserted yourself.

I remember back in high school one teacher gave us the Myers-Briggs personality test, and one of my results said that I was the type of person who would rather skip class than go and face the teacher without homework. The worst way to hurt me is to tell me that I disappointed you. Well, you know what? I'm going to. I'm going to disappoint people, including myself. I've done it over and over. But the true measure of who I am is what I do after having disappointed. If I buckle and refuse to try again, that is the real disappoinment. Soldiering on is the only way to redeem yourself not only in the eyes of others, but in your own heart.

I need to learn to speak more loudly.