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February Workshop · Training in Facing our Avoidance

Published about 2 months ago • 1 min read

I’ve talked with dozens and dozens of people about what they want to change most in their lives … and the most common answer is something along the lines of, “Get better at taking action on the things I’m avoiding.”

When we have resistance, we tend to put things off — call it fear, procrastination, or avoidance, we all do it somewhere in our lives. That’s not a problem, but if we can get better at facing the things we’re avoiding, our lives can start to transform.

We can start to tackle the projects or tasks or emails we’ve been putting off. We can tackle our clutter, finances, and health. We can have difficult conversations, even do things fearlessly sometimes.

This is something we can train, through repeated practice.

That’s the topic of our February Fearless Living Academy workshop. We'll cover:

  • Understanding avoidance and its costs
  • How to create greater awareness of what’s happening
  • Training your capacity to stay
  • Moving from avoidance to choice, responding with intention and courage

This 90-minute workshop will include my teaching, as well as time for coaching and questions.

Join Fearless Living Academy to participate in this live session and train the ability to face what you’re avoiding, with support, coaching, and community.

with gratitude,
Leo

This workshop is part of our monthly members-only live series. Join Fearless Living Academy and use coupon code FEARLESS-15 to get 50% off your first month.

440 N Barranca Ave #3806, Covina, CA 91723
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