Feel the fear....and do it anyway- Ep 1

As I have been getting older I have become more and more anxious. For example I flew A LOT with my job but I became more afraid of flying, and I was more anxious on arriving at new destinations even though i absolutely love new countries and new cultures. I used to love public speaking or making presentations at work and this became more and more stressful. The last few years this anxiety has got worse and worse. I have tried to understand what it is that is causing it....I'm a bit of a perfectionist and a planner so I wonder if I am coping less and less with the unknown, the unpredictable, and imperfection.

Given that it was getting worse I was getting petrified that I would slowly get to state where I would ONLY stay within my comfort zone, my world would get smaller and smaller and my life less rewarding.

So what do I do? I throw myself into a new challenge, sailing! Here the world and its environment is uncontrollable, manageable but uncontrollable. In sailing you are at the mercy of the elements and the outcomes therefore are different, its about keeping safe, being comfortable and having fun....that simple

What on earth am I doing?