What does this title of Rita Harrison’s upcoming community college course bring to your mind? Perhaps that it’s an unexpected offering from an institution more generally focused on Accounting 101 and Food Service Management Sanitation and Safety. I imagine, however, that you wouldn’t even find the topic in the course catalog of your average ivory tower university where you might find instead The Art of Walking and The Physics of Star Trek, and other such esoteric and “look at how hip we are” classes. How often have you heard the complaint that formal education seems so detached from real life and the basic skills we really need to travel through life?

You may be like many people who are looking to redefine success for themselves and live life less stressfully, looking instead for enlightenment around concepts such as Balance, Love, and Confidence. How much do Fear and Success do a dance in your life in both obvious and subtle, teensy weensy and enormous ways, crowding out the others? The first Meetup I attended after landing in L.A. was about just that topic, where attendees revealed fears ranging from stepping on dirty floors and riding in elevators to pursuing a vocation and of course, Financial Insecurity.

And now I notice how fear is behind even little things that I didn’t think were fears. It has dogged me and can manifest every day in one crazy form or another: “Are they mad at me?” “Gotta stop buying that bargain produce,” and “Will the time return when I’m greeted at home with the biggest bear hug?” Is this blog good enough to publish yet?

So before I fall into the Fear of Joy which is the artist and writer’s greatest, I’ll close this blog right now with an invitation to attend the class. Notice that the subject is not Fear but Fear-lessness, because you won’t be rehashing fears but putting into place what you’d like instead. There won’t be bungee-jumping, walking over hot coals, or screaming into the cosmos (unless that’s what you want). You’ll connect with your fears in an easy way …because it will be your way. And that’s the secret: when You are in the equation and not just following someone else’s steps, you will master fearlessness with an ease and grace that will surprise you.

Now don’t think too much! Just register here. Then watch Rita’s short video, and start to notice what little things – whatever you want to call them – are just stories … and by the time the class rolls around, you’ll step into what you want instead.

If you’re reading this after the class has been given, don’t despair. Visit http://www.willow4u.com to book a Power Pack.