Last post!

Agh! I can't believe that this is my last post for GLAD! I feel like it just started, and now all of the sudden Wednesday is our last meeting. It's been a great experience being involved in GLAD. I've met a bunch of awesome people and learned so much that will help me become not only a better leader, but a better person all around as well. I would definitely recommend that anyone that has to opportunity to should do GLAD. (:

This last section had pretty great timing- it's not the first time this has happened either! Right now I have the opportunity to do something that I've been daydreaming about for a while. The only things that are stopping me is my anxiety and my fear of failing. With that being said, a few sentences from the book stood out to me. The first one I came across was: "It's not about being fearless so much as it is the ability to control fear." This immediately stuck in my head because it's fits perfectly to my situation, including everyday life.  Having courage and fear are like having peanut butter and jelly (or fluff). First, you have fear, whatever that may be. Then, you find the will to look past that fear, focus on your goal, and come out successful. Has many different meanings though. You can have a goal and accomplish it- a pretty common view of "success". Or you can have a goal, not accomplish it, and learn something new- something that a lot more people should take into consideration. "Failure is always an option." The title of Chapter 20 says it all. We can't be afraid to try something new just because there is a chance of failure. There is always a chance to fail, but as the book says " there's always a 100 percent possibility of success. It's not about failing or succeeding. It's about doing. The more attempts, the more chances to get a hit."