I've been selling firewalking the wrong way for a number of years now. I've been selling the event, the act, but that's completely wrong. If we're honest, firewalking is not the only thing we are afraid of:

• Leaving a dead-end job.
• Ending a relationship.
• Starting something new.
• Saying "No."
• Standing up for ourselves.
• Being heard.
• Being seen.
• Asking for what we want.

The list is endless. It all boils down to the same primal emotion, FEAR. We are afraid to act, to fail, to risk, to be judged. We make excuses for not trying our best. We blame other people for what they did or didn’t do. We hold ourselves back. We play small, we hide, we say it's too hard or too much.

We hear that voice in our heads that tells us we can’t do it or that something is wrong with us. Not to try. It doesn't even have to be a voice. It could just be a feeling, a feeling that comes up just when we are about to do something. Fear sabotages us before we even try.

We are divided between what we want and what we are afraid will happen.

Firewalking is something that most people are afraid to do, but we can intentionally face it on our terms and in a controlled environment. We can walk right up to it and take a step forward. We often feel powerless over our fears, but we can choose to face this together.

Like most things in life. No one can do it for you!

What happens when you face your fear? It retreats. You leave it behind.