Why ‘Choosing Bold’??

Have you ever asked someone to throw out some words that they feel best describe you?? How did their answers align with how you view yourself?? Often times, we view ourselves much differently than other people view us. This has shown to be true in my experience, regardless of who I ask to describe me. One of these encounters is what led me to selecting ‘Choosing Bold’ as the name of my journey.

*Disclaimer: I don’t go around asking people to describe me as a way to boost my ego. That’s weird….if that’s you, it might be time to work on humility.

How does this relate to Choosing Bold? I’m so glad you asked!

Story Time!

Several months ago I was having a conversation with my mom about how people might describe or remember us. At some point in the conversation I said that I would most likely be described being exceptionally clumsy (believe me, if clumsiness were a superpower, I would definitely be saving the day regularly). My mom laughed, but said she would describe me as bold.

Whoa. Bold?? I wasn’t sure what my mom was describing, but I definitely didn’t think she was describing me. I mean come on, I would definitely consider myself to be relatively high on the introversion scale and I am definitely the quiet person in new social situations. Sure, I might be stubborn and strong-willed, but how does that translate into being bold??

Obviously I needed to know more, so I asked what my mom could possible mean. She described bold as being sure of what you want, not being afraid of taking a risk to get to what you want, being courageous and confident.

Wow, ok. Cue the tears. If you’ve ever met my mom, then you know that this woman is strong with a capital S. If anyone could be described as bold, it is definitely her. Not only does she have 7 kids, she raised 6 of them on her own after being widowed at the age of 36. She home schools all of her children, basically runs a farm, and somehow manages to have time for each of her children and husband. Oh, and she’s gorgeous. So her telling me that she would use the word bold to describe me?? Yeah, talk about feeling honored and speechless.

Why ‘Choosing Bold’, Fast Forward…

Why am I telling you all of this?? How does that relate to why ‘Choosing Bold’ is my goal? Because I need you to know that being bold is meaningful to me. I need you to know that it’s ok to be bold. I used to think that being bold meant that you were loud and obnoxious; the kind of person who needed to always be the center of attention. But I’m learning that maybe bold looks different than I once thought.

I am learning that being bold looks like being brave, knowing what your goals are and chasing those goals. It looks like being relentless in your pursuit of truth, of doing that hard things, and being courageous. Trust me, I am far from perfect at being bold and I have so much to learn. But I am learning that I have to choose to be bold. I get the choice everyday to be bold with my words, actions, thoughts, and heart. My hope is that as I share my journey of choosing to be bold, you will be inspired to do the same.

Maybe bold isn’t the word you need to learn to embrace. If you aren’t sure where you might need to being, start by asking someone close how they might describe you. Whatever your word to learn and embrace is, my hope is that you find inspiration and encouragement for that journey here.

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