Chapter 1

What if someone finds out who I really am?

F – The fear

Can it really be a fear of saying who you really are? So often we hide what we really want, who we really are and what we really enjoy in life for fear that other people may not approve. And why is that an obstacle to success? Because if you can’t be honest about the fact that you enjoy a staycation, that you like cats, that you have children who light up your life, that you like model aircraft or enjoy knitting or you’ve always wanted to go on the Orient Express, how are you going to be honest and tell someone that you actually don’t want to sit on the board of directors, or ...

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