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Day 1: Driving a car for the first time in years
The first fear I’m facing in this challenge: driving a car. For most people it’s a daily task they probably don’t spend much thought on. For me, however, driving has become one of the most dreadful things someone could ask me to do. A little background I got my drivers license at 17 right before graduating from high school. But then I went abroad for a year of traveling and after I came back I moved away from my hometown to start Uni. That was 6 years ago. Ever since I got my license I would occasionally practice with my parents car when I’d visit them. Which happens about once…
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Challenging Fear: Taking on Michelle Poler’s 100 Day Challenge
Inspired by Michelle Poler’s Ted Talk “100 days without fear”, I decided I wanted to face my personal fears too. I wanted to start the challenge right then and there. I immediately made a list of possible challenges and was eager to take on my first fear the next day. That was about three years ago. I’ve been putting it off for a really long time now. I told myself it was “too inconvenient” or “I wouldn’t have enough time to commit to the challenge”. But it was always there in the back of my mind and I was convinced that I would come back to it one day. And…
