Here's The Thing About Fear

The night before a big game, I like to walk teams through a simple visualization of their gameday schedule.

Wake-up. Breakfast. Position meetings. Walk-through. The bus ride to the stadium. Getting taped. Getting dressed. Warmups. Kickoff.

I tell them to see it all in their minds eye. Every moment. Each conversation. The whole thing.

And once we finish? I invite them to do it again.
Same schedule. Same bus ride. Same warmups.

But this time, I ask them to imagine themselves showing up...

Without fear.

No second-guessing.
No playing small.
No shrinking to fit somebody else's expectation.

"Who would you be then?"
"How would things change?"
"What would, all of sudden, become possible?"

Here's the thing about fear...

It's NOT protecting you like you think it is.
It's just making you smaller.

And on game day, or any day for that matter, you don't need less risk.
You need more courage.

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Your turn.
Walk through today. The meeting. The call. The conversation you've been avoiding.

Imagine yourself as is.
And now, picture yourself showing up with less fear...and more courage.

What changes?

Everything.