As you may already know, I am not the most technologically minded person in the world.  In fact, I am pretty sure that my picture could be in the dictionary next to technologically challenged, and no one would question it.  Maybe you can relate.

But technology is the way of the future, so I am doing my best to get on the band wagon.  I won’t go into all the things I am currently attempting to learn but, believe me, the list is long.

I am sure you have seen the statistics about the things people are most afraid of in life.  Death and public speaking are generally known as the top two, and not always in that order!  For me, however, something that is even scarier is looking like a fool.  Short of eating roaches or sleeping in a bed of snakes, I can think of very little that is worse than looking like a fool, and that is exactly what I am doing these days.

However, what I am choosing to believe is that it would be even more foolish to put my head in the sand and refuse to accept things as they are and as they seem to be moving.  And, slowly but surely, I am learning.  As they say, “sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly,” but I AM learning.

And why am I putting myself through this?  Because something else I believe is that it is never foolish to look like a fool for the sake of something one believes in.  And I believe in learning, growing, stretching, changing – even at the risk of looking like a fool.

So, here I go, diving back in … are you with me?

Laura Biering has an infectious zeal for coaching people who want to do enlivening work and live inspired lives. She's fired up about the power of taking risks - great and small - and the rewards that come as a result. She's also passionate about (1) creativity and authenticity and their potential to change the world, (2) frolicking with her adorable four-legged children, and (3) retreating with those she loves at her farm in Southeast Georgia, Brinson's Race. Visit her website at True Voices.
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