{"id":1,"date":"2019-07-19T18:39:09","date_gmt":"2019-07-19T18:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/inventurecoaching.com\/?p=1"},"modified":"2020-11-04T19:35:15","modified_gmt":"2020-11-04T19:35:15","slug":"moving-through-my-fears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inventurecoaching.com\/moving-through-my-fears\/","title":{"rendered":"Moving Through My Fears"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1\" class=\"elementor elementor-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33b5caf8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33b5caf8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44a769a9\" data-id=\"44a769a9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-215014e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"215014e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I love coaching because it\u2019s an opportunity for me to function as a mirror for the truth inside of all of us. I have spent years developing my ability to listen. This may sound simple, but it&#8217;s taken years for me to hone my skill to <em>really<\/em> listen.\u00a0 This is part of what I feel makes me an excellent guide for my friends and clients who embark on life&#8217;s great adventures.<\/p><p>Stretching my comfort zone has become a habit, especially after close to eight straight months of travel in South America, beginning with ten days in the Amazon Rainforest.\u00a0\u00a0This adventure taught me how to strike a healthy balance between work, relationships, personal goals and ambitions while adapting to new cultures and uncertain, constantly-changing environments.<\/p><p><strong>What is an Inventure?<\/strong><\/p><p>One of the best books I\u2019ve ever read is \u201cThe Way of Adventure\u201d written by my good friend Jeff Salz.\u00a0In it he describes an \u201cInventure,\u201d referring to the courage to look within and discover our capabilities.<\/p><p>What I believe is so powerful about the Inventure Philosophy is that we don\u2019t have to go searching outside of ourselves for that adventure. Though hiking is one of my favorite ways to spend my free time, I don\u2019t need to climb a mountain anymore to get a thrill.\u00a0\u00a0Turning inward, I search for places I know I can still grow, bringing me face to face with my fears, challenging my comfort zone.\u00a0\u00a0It is the capacity to move through those fears that makes life so fulfilling. This is where I hope ultimately to guide you if we get to work together.<\/p><p>A few examples of stretching outside my comfort zone:<\/p><ul><li>Quitting my full-time insurance job which I held onto for years for security and because it was what I thought I was \u201csupposed to\u201d do<\/li><li>Moving 3,000 miles away from family, friends, and almost everyone I knew on the east coast to realize my dream of living in San Diego<\/li><li>Living with a Costa Rican family for three weeks at age 16<\/li><li>Traveling through 18 countries<\/li><li>Leaving a perfectly comfortable life (including a relationship) in order to realize my dream of working remotely and traveling through South America<\/li><li>Navigating six years of entrepreneurship<\/li><li>Climbing a 14,500 ft. mountain (Mt. Whitney in California) in in one day<\/li><li>Giving a speech in front of 400+ people at Ignite! San Diego<\/li><\/ul><p>In all of these experiences there has been only one constant:\u00a0\u00a0learning how to be comfortable in the uncomfortable.\u00a0\u00a0Learning how to adapt to unpredictability and uncertainty.<\/p><p><strong>The Nature Effect<\/strong><\/p><p>I spend the majority of my free time away from my computer in nature. Human beings can feel a deep connection with the natural world if we\u2019re willing to pursue it.\u00a0\u00a0Why is this important?\u00a0\u00a0I believe if we\u2019re going to make any lasting change on how we relate to our planet, it must begin with a personal relationship with nature.\u00a0\u00a0Whether we gravitate toward forests, lakes, mountains, the ocean, or have a fascination for animals, nurturing these feelings of awe, wonder, and appreciation serves to remind us that, as human beings, we are not better than or separate from nature.\u00a0\u00a0I spend my free time as a volunteer for the <a href=\"https:\/\/foundationforclimaterestoration.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Foundation for Climate Restoration<\/a> because I believe our future generations deserve a healthy planet and the chance to thrive.\u00a0\u00a0I am dedicated to promoting more urgent attention on preservation of our earth.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I love coaching because it\u2019s an opportunity for me to function as a mirror for the truth inside of all of us. 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