It’s not that scary..

Okay, l’ve been feeling anxious since last week. The reason is because this week is the start of the new semester which means I will be back teaching in class, and I will teach a new subject!

To give you a little background, I’ve been teaching part-time at a university in Jakarta for eight years long! I’ve been changing jobs and companies over the years but I stay on lecturing. I usually teach once a week, whether in class or online. I just love sharing my knowledge, it brings so much joy to my life.

So why am I nervous?

During my teaching years, I mostly teach Digital Branding, and this semester I challenge myself to teach a new subject (actually it’s because of the schedule conflict 😂). So now, I’ll be teaching Consumer Behavior, and I got nervous because I have never taught this before!

It’s not that I know nothing about the subject (hey I learned this at school too!), but with these whole changes in society and technology I was scared I couldn’t keep up. I kept procrastinating preparing the teaching material, I just couldn’t put myself to it..

After postponing for days, I finally spent my weekend studying and researching, preparing material for the week. Guess what, hey, it’s not that scary! Once I put myself into it, things get easier and I just know what I have to do. Yay!🥳

So what do I learn from this experience?

1) It’s not that scary 👻

Sometimes we are just stuck in our head, thinking about it without actually facing it. Once we face our fear, it is usually not that scary.

When you’re thinking about your fears, try asking this instead, “what’s the worst thing that can happen? what can I do about it?” You’d be surprised to see how light the answer could be. I ask this too my clients too, and they are usually so surprised noticing how much they got in their heads.

It’s not the actual consequences that scared us, it is the thought of it.

2) It’s not that hard ✨

Well, like Nike said, just do it! Sometimes we just have to do it. Once we get to it, most of the time we find it’s not that hard. The hardest part is to start, and when you pass the starting line..

You literary can do anything!

So let me ask you,

What have you been postponing because of your fears?

What’s the worst thing can happen? What you can do about it?

Share with me if you feel called.

My wish for you is that you start taking actions toward your dreams, knowing that it’s not scary and hard…

And if you ever need my support, I’m here for you. ❤️

Have a courageous week!

With love,
Inuk

TRI NURAINI