Inspiring Women Podcast Episode 51

Your “Nevers” Are Your Opportunities

As host Betty Collins explains in this episode of Inspiring Women, what you say “never” to may represent a life-changing opportunity for you.

The host of Inspiring Women is Betty Collins and the show is presented by Brady Ware & Company.

Betty’s Show Notes

The “nevers” became my opportunities once I chose to consider them.

Why do we say “never” first?

• Youth and inexperience
• Lack of confidence
• Easy is easier
• No guidance
• Fear is paralyzing

My “nevers” included:

• Never – going to use my accounting degree
• Never – going to be a CPA
• Never – going to be the employer, content with being an employee
• Never – going to merge

My “never” became “Maybe, OK, Probably” and finally “Yes” due to influencers and facing my challenges.

What are your challenges?

• Do you value who you are – no one will ever value you as much as YOU
• Are you leveraging your uniqueness?
• Are you paralyzed by fear?
• When and how you do say NO – that is not a never!

“Nevers” just might be your opportunities. Be more aware of the people in your life. Ask more questions versus acceptance.  No one will value you more than you. Paralyzed by fear, you will miss your moment. Leverage your uniqueness; it is your journey.

In this episode of Inspiring Women, host Betty Collins discusses the importance of courage in unsettling times, with a particular focus on being courageous in everyday life. She provides examples of how courage can be defined and how it differs from confidence. Betty suggests that being courageous involves taking action in the face of fear, and offers tips on how to choose and tackle a courage challenge. Collins also introduces the four types of courage, namely blind courage, crisis courage, role courage, and core courage. She recommends using the “Snap” method to develop courage, which involves stopping, noticing triggers, acting, praising oneself, and processing the outcome.