Growth often means stepping into what once scared us. The things we resist can become the very paths we’re meant to take. We asked some of the best and brightest in the community: what are you being called to do now that you once feared? Their answers reveal the courage it takes to move past fear and into purpose.
REDA EL AZAMI
I think what I’m being called to do now is to speak more boldly through my art — to reveal the invisible layers of human emotion, memory, and silence. For a long time, I was afraid of exposing my own vulnerability in my creations, of allowing my personal experiences to shape my artistic language. Read more>>
Tamarah Wild
Public speaking about pet afterlife is likely in my future, though the thought of it makes me nervous. Pets who’ve returned to their soul home have shared with me fascinating information about their soul missions. I’ve learned our pets come to us to assist our earthly experience and our own soul missions. Read more>>
Whitney Freya
In my last book, 30 Days to Unstoppable, I write about how our dreams and visions find us because of resonance and that to be unstoppable, you want to remember that you are co-creating this dream or vision into reality with the infinite, or your Infinite Self. Read more>>
Erin Doak
I’m being called to expand how I define home. For years, my work centered on kitchens and interiors, but through our rebrand to Hello Home, I’ve felt pulled to design for the whole home—spaces that shape how people live, gather, and connect. Read more>>
KaAsia Washington
Right now, I’m being called to teach, to pour into the next generation of hairstylists the same way I once needed someone to pour into me. For a long time, I was afraid to step into that role because I didn’t feel qualified enough. Read more>>
Santana Inniss
I’m being called to ask for money. For years, I operated The Glow Initiative (Glowi) as an all-volunteer, grassroots initiative to bring professional coaching to women in need. It felt great. But I started to feel a quiet voice telling me that it couldn’t continue that way. And that was scary. The fear isn’t about whether this work is valuable. I know it is. Read more>>
