We’ve all encountered the pressures to meet the better version of ourselves as well as meet expectations that may seem to be more than we think we're capable of handling. Often times when face to face with those pressures and expectations we back away timid. Our minds full of worry, thoughts of failure and disappointment. We let our fears of imperfection, non existent qualifications, past failed attempts and toxic thoughts run us away from what we're truly capable of. How do we go from being hesitant of taking chances that scare us or saying yes to things that we're unsure of. There's a lot of people who hold this amazing trait like a superpower and I personally refer to this special quality within a person as brave. I can't think of a better word to describe taking chances, risk, saying yes to what scares you or going to get what you want refusing to take no for an answer.It's a quality that I envy and am learning how to gain as I journey towards my career. Many other young adults feel the same as they enter the next chapter in their life. When chasing our dreams, goals and aspirations where do we pick up such a quality where we can walk into a room and demand what we want.

The tricky part is coming face to face with what scares us the most and turning our uncertain maybes into confident yes’s. I think it's safe to say this is where we begin. Staring at what scares us the most, being face to face with our worries and tackling them head on.

One reason why this is the hardest part is due to the fact that admitting were sometimes a little afraid is hard. We all want to come off as brave and ready to tackle anything that comes our way but the truth is we're afraid. After figuring out what part of a major decision frightens us or how certain thoughts are part of what's holding us back it's the first step to facing our fears. When admitting what scares us, worries us or makes us a little nervous we're actually facing our fears.

Putting on a brave face isn't always or ever easy.The sound of taking risk is frightening let alone facing our fears. What if taking risk was the next step. When faced with a major decision that could possibly impact an area of our life it often makes us nervous or worried. Which leads to questioning our abilities, strengths, examining our weaknesses and essentially bringing to light all the things causing us to hold back. By going into our decisions with full confidence of assurance the way we make decisions would be more of what we know we want and not just what we think we want. We know that voice in the back of our minds wants to go for it now but what we don't want is for that same voice to say what if I would’ve or could've when it's far too late. Carrying regret is like a weight that no one wants on their back. If we're given the chance to go for it now why don't we.

Throughout life there are so many things that we wish we could’ve done, places we wish we could've seen and experiences that could've created amazing memories if we had just been brave enough to take a chance. Why should we have to keep waiting for next time or continue to say maybe to things that we know in our hearts we want to say yes to. Sometimes we have to get out of our mind while still thinking safely and reasonably but listen to our hearts. The fears that run throughout our thoughts are what's holding us back from the person we could be, the experiences we could have or the places we could see if only brave enough to listen to what our hearts want.