by Beth FItzgerald | Sep 25, 2020 | Courage, Fear, Success
“Courage is knowing what not to fear.” Plato Oh, fear—you are my eternal nemesis! But I am well aware of your presence, so you no longer wield the power you once had over me. If I could point to just one thing that holds most people back from attaining the...
by Beth FItzgerald | Sep 15, 2020 | Fear, Success, Thinking
Some things naturally go together like salt and pepper and bread and butter. But faith and fear, most would argue, are exact opposites, right? No one sees them as correlated—or do they? I hear people talk about how faith-filled they are, myself included, yet I also...
by Beth FItzgerald | Sep 14, 2020 | Fear, Goals, Procrastination, Success
Saturday, Doug and I went to a local bike shop to look for a new bike for me—it’s finally time to retire my 30-year-old Trek. The guy at the bike shop was about as knowledgeable as they come with bikes. I was definitely drinking from the firehose with him as he...
by Beth FItzgerald | Aug 27, 2020 | Failure, Fear, Goals, Inner Peace, Inspirational, Success
Have you ever said, “Ok, we’v tried it your way, now let’s try mine”? Of course you have. I know for me, when I utter those words, it’s because I am more than a little frustrated. And I’m frustrated because whatever we are trying to...
by Beth FItzgerald | Aug 26, 2020 | Bravery, Fear, Risk-Taking, Success
A long time ago people thought the world was flat—and that made perfect sense. As you looked out at the horizon, the world appeared as though it just dropped off. If someone had said back then, “I think the world is actually round, and there must be this...
by Beth FItzgerald | Aug 13, 2020 | Fear, Risk-Taking
A couple of weeks ago, Doug and I went on a bike ride with friends. We ended our ride with lunch at an outdoor cafe in Hopewell. After lunch, our friends headed out as we were still sorting out our bikes. I was about to pull out into the street when I saw a woman on a...
