S1E2 - Alan Moy: If You Weren't Scared, What Would You Do?

Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes! It is no secret that fear holds us back. As Jack Canfield eloquently said, “Everything You Want Is On The Other Side of Fear.” But, imagine one morning you woke up free of fear. How would it change your day? How would it change your life?This week on Discover Your Inner Awesome, we ask the question: “If You Weren’t Scared, What Would You Do?”We sit down with the founder of Cause & Affect, Alan Moy, who is no stranger to fear. With the mantra, “mingling, connecting, and giving back”, Alan organizes and leads charitable events throughout Chicago, drawing in crowds of more than 400 people from all parts of the world. In this episode, we peer past fear to analyze what holds us back, why it stops us, and how to find relationships that help you overcome your own personal boogeymen.Additional topics include:+ What does it mean to be a “tweener”?+ Why merging your friend groups is good!+ Worst case scenario planning.+ Giving yourself excuses for action.+ Asking for help! + Setting boundaries and expectations.+ Our distaste of “weather” and “weekend” small talk.+ Owning up to and being accountable for the things you say.+ Ideas of escapism.+ Authenticity and overcoming self-censorship.+ And Alan’s love of food!Keep an ear out for the next episode of Discover Your Inner Awesome as we continue to take on life's important questions in order to help multi-passionate people understand themselves and their presence in the world.---------------------------------------Show Notes & Links:Cause & Affect: https://www.facebook.com/causeandaffectchicago“Summertime” by Chris Leamy (full song): https://soundcloud.com/chris-leamy/summertime-ft-golden-chyl“Overcoming Fear” by Gary van Warmerdam, on the Happiness Through Self Awareness Podcast (mp3): http://www.pathwaytohappiness.com/insights.htm“Scale of the Universe - Beyond Our Earth” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1_Eufmu0FwCaptain Planet Open Sequence (you know you want to watch it): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogMBLRHJYXUIndependent George (Seinfeld): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxuYdzs4SS8Chicago American Marketing Association: http://chicagoama.org/Launchpad Newsletter & Signup: http://www.martinmcgovern.com/launchpadSpace Time Flotation Tanks in Chicago: http://www.yelp.com/biz/space-time-tanks-chicagoDiscover Your Inner Awesome - Episode #1 with Matt Wilson: https://soundcloud.com/idea-lemon/matt-wilson-why-arent-you-doing-the-things-you-know-you-should-be-doing“I’m not afraid anymore!” (Home Alone): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cFTFavCzxE“What To Do When You Aren’t Inspired” on The Accidental Creative Podcast (accountability in writing): http://www.accidentalcreative.com/podcasts/ac/ac-podcast-what-to-do-when-you-arent-inspired/Donald Glover’s interview on Grantland (making things for yourself): http://grantland.com/features/donald-glover-childish-gambino-grammys/Childish Gambino’s “Outside” (full song): https://soundcloud.com/alainbala/camp-full-albumMorning Pages on The Artist’s Way: http://juliacameronlive.com/basic-tools/morning-pages/750Words - a free morning pages website that tracks your journaling and gives detailed mood breakouts: http://750words.com/

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