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This girl I mentioned in my previous post, her name is Isabella. She has decided she needs to face her fear. It is time she realises she has greatness inside her, real potential to be a success.

Her biggest fear is failing. So far in life she has avoided failure - by never trying to begin with. Things have changed lately, Isabella - Izzy - has started to do things that she cares about, things she loves and she really hopes it will work out. Don’t get me wrong, she knows it will be hard, that she has to really put all her efforts into it but she has a good feeling about this.

Her world has so much to offer, she is finally making the most of everything that comes her way. Failure has become her motivation, her challenge; it no longer holds her back. The possibility of success for her isn’t such a ridiculous prospect now. There are so many others out there, living the lives that they have chosen, great lives, passionate and full lives!! Now it is Izzy’s turn to live like that. With her friends around her, her mind open and prepared for change - she is ready to start over; to be the person she should be.

So, there is this girl, she is 20 something, keeps herself to herself and has a dream. For her, this dream is a pretty big deal, but she is really scared of what might happen if she pursues it. She knows it won’t come easy, but there is this very real fear of failure, its funny but she even fears any success that might come her way. If she fails she needs a new dream, if she succeeds, what will she have to give up, what challenges are waiting for her? These are just a few of her questions.

This girl… she sees how other people have made a real success of their lives, it’s inspired her to make a go of her life. She hasn’t been living, she has merely existed, always taking the easy option and now, now she knows that something has to change. If there are so many successful people out there, who have followed their dreams, lived their lives, people who live with no regrets, who faced the fear, why can’t she be one of them!? She knows she has some real potential and so do the people around her.

Just existing is not an option anymore, years have been wasted, always doing what others expected of her, having no real passion for anything she ever did because it wasn’t what she wanted to do. It is a new year and its time for a change, a sense of urgency has awoken in her and she cannot fight it, she has a life and it needs to be lived. Starting today.