Brave

My word of the year for 2018 is Brave. I came across this word while reading the great classic “Ramona the Brave” with my daughters. In discussing the book one night at dinner, my girls, ages three and five, asked what the word brave meant.

My original response was to inaccurately describe bravery as someone who is not afraid. This is not true. Bravery is not the absence of fear, but instead the ability to face your fears head on.

This is the type of person I am now striving to be. Bravery means following through on things even when I am nervous, unsure, afraid, or when I don’t have all the answers. Bravery has lead me to share my story, create my blog, and use my talents to start my own coaching business.

I was extremely nervous creating my coaching profile, and posting my first ad to gain coaching clients. There is still so much I do not know about running my own business, but I am willing to be brave and share my passion for running, through blogging, training, and coaching. As a result I am now coaching eight other women for Marathons and Half Marathons.

Courage is not the absence of fear, but the ability to triumph over it. I will be brave.