Challenging Yourself

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Do you ever challenge yourself to do things you are afraid of? I was a very shy person as a teen. I remember one of the first two challenges I had. There was a job advertised for a young male. I cannot remember what it was. My father drove me to the place to interview for the job. I told Dad the job was for a young man. "He said, "Surprise them, and ask for the job, anyway." I did not get the job, ....but I saw the merit in his efforts. The second time this happened my father told me to go to the high school coach and try to get on the boys golf team. (Many team sports were not open to women when I was in HS. I graduated in 1963 to give you an idea of the times.) Again, I was turned down. But forcing myself to overcome my small fears was a great lessons. Later in life I have used this lesson to press myself to do what some people have told me can't be done. Quite often I've been successful. During the years I was job hunting, .....I always found a job. Often I applied without going through conventional means. For example, I applied for a teacher's job by walking into an elementary school and asking for a job, ....rather than going to the Central Office of the school. I was dressed to kill, and I surprised people by not going through channels. It worked too. Not once, but a number of times. (My hsuband was in the Air Force so we moved alot. Share with me your experiences. And maybe they are just some very very small challenges. These little ones lead to big ones that change our lives.