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For more than three years, I’ve wanted to create an online course.
And for more than three years, I’ve found reasons not to.
Not because I didn’t have ideas or because I wasn’t capable. Mostly because every time I think of putting myself out there in new ways, a tiny voice in my head starts screaming like it’s being chased by a wendigo through a boggy swamp on a moonless night:
- “WHAT IF YOU FAIL?”
- “What if nobody signs up?”
- “What if people think your ideas are lame?”
It doesn’t matter that I’ve published almost 20 books, taught countless workshops, and spoken in front of hundreds of people over the years about writing, legends, and mindfulness.
The voice remains unconvinced.
When my literary agent told me we’d sold my first book, I didn’t celebrate. I had a full-blown panic attack. The kind where I genuinely thought I might be dying.
Apparently my nervous system’s response to achieving a lifelong dream was: “Excellent. Let’s prepare for immediate death.”
So when people assume confidence means not feeling fear, I always laugh.
In my experience, confidence is feeling the fear, listening politely while your ego invents increasingly creative disaster scenarios, and then doing the thing anyway.
The Thing I Did Anyway
After years of thinking about it, months of creating it, and countless conversations with that little voice that remains convinced I’m one awkward moment away from public humiliation…
I’ve officially launched my first online course: Stop Shrinking: A 30-Day Path to Calm Inner Authority
Ironically, the entire course is about learning how to stay grounded when fear, anxiety, and self-doubt show up. Because they do show up. For all of us. The goal isn’t to eliminate them. The goal is to not let them drive.
Learn more and join the course here!
Who This is For
This course is for you if:
- You’ve got meaningful work you want to do, but you keep waiting to “feel ready”
- You’re tired of shrinking yourself in conversations, relationships, or creative work
- Fear, anxiety, or self-doubt tend to hijack your nervous system at exactly the wrong moments
- You’re craving a calmer, steadier sense of inner authority
Over 30 days, I’ll walk you through practical tools and gentle mindset shifts so you can stay present, grounded, and connected to yourself even when your inner alarm system is blaring.
Check out the details and enrollment options.
A Little Reminder For You
If you’ve ever wanted to do something meaningful but found yourself waiting until you felt completely confident, consider this your reminder: That day may never come. Do it anyway.
Walk into the fear like a boss. Let it wrap its tendrils around your chest and squeeze until you think your heart might give out. Remind yourself that you’re not dying, you’re growing.
Then take a deep breath and do what you feel called to do.
Here’s to trying new things, feeling terrified, and showing up anyway.
With love,
Jessica
P.S. Clicking “share” on the little release video for this was honestly scarier than walking into a haunted basement with the lights out. But with the emotional support of my puppies, I did it. If you want to watch it and share it, you can find it here.
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