In my last newsletter talked about a two-part formula to help you when you don’t know what your next step should be.

We aligned that your best next move meets at the intersection of what feels inevitable and a little scary.

And assuming you completed the journal exercises to help give you clarity, you probably have that next *thing* in your head.

Amazing.

…but now what do you do?

Figuring out that dream doesn’t mean that going after it doesn’t still feel overwhelming.

This goal probably feels big and scary and very far away.

So, where do you even begin??

It’s normal to feel nervous about committing to this dream.

The good news is that I’m not offering you advice to “just go for it!!!” “Ignore all your anxieties and take the plunge!!!” “Go big or go home!!!!’

Instead I’d ask, what’s the the next smallest step that takes you closer to this dream that still feels exciting (and not anxiety-inducing).

This question comes up allllll the time in my 1:1 sessions. Clients come and they wonder, ‘how should I spend my energy and gifts?’ ‘Where should I be investing and pouring my energy?’ ‘What’s the next right thing for me to pursue?!’ “What should I be doing NEXT!?”

I get it. You feel so full of potential, of creative energy and you’re eager to pour it into something meaningful. To pour your heart and soul into something that you’re proud of, that feels like a piece of you.

But time and time again we wonder….what *is* that thing??!?!

My notes app is a beautiful mess of quotes and words that struck me in some meaningful way. Words that bring me peace, or that surprise me, or that help me see the world in a different way. I return to these phrases when I need a nudge of courage or a spark of inspiration.

So today I want to share a series of three quotes and phrases that help me move through periods of anxiety and stress in hopes that it might serve you too: