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Even if the fear’s still burbling in your belly. Even if your Mean Girl is shouting for you to stop. Even if you are scared and want nothing more than to curl up in a ball and hide away from the world. The saying is true: Everything you want is on the other side of fear. Which means: Everything you desire requires you to feel the discomfort and then put one foot in front of the other, even while the discomfort might still be raging and swirling inside you. This requires courage and commitment, but DAMN is it worth it. Being courageous and brave is how we grow. And it’s how we get where we want to go! I really do get how hard it can feel, beautiful. It’s so much easier to choose comfort over courage. But... If I chose comfort over courage I would never have released two books. If I chose comfort over courage I would never have married Nick. If I chose comfort over courage I would never walk out on stage. If I chose comfort over courage I would never have started my podcast. If I chose comfort over courage I would never have created Path To Freedom with my hubs. If I chose comfort over courage I would never have created all my online programs, meditations, products and mentorships. would never have asked for help, advice and support when it came to step-parenting — a brand new skill that I have had to learn from scratch. It takes guts and tenacity to lean into courage, I get it, but it’s when we are stretched that we experience the most evolution. SO WHERE IN YOUR LIFE RIGHT NOW CAN YOU LEAN INTO DISCOMFORT? Where do you need to step outside of your comfort zone and shimmy your way over to courage? I still get nervous when I sense that unsettling feeling that means I’m inching out of my comfort zone. But I’ve reframed it, so now it also makes me excited because it means I am about to grow, it means I am stretching myself, and it means I am about to become an upgraded version of myself. My operating system is about to get a serious upgrade and that’s something to get excited about. So open your heart and together let’s inspire women all over the world to Open Wide to deep love, rocking relationships and soulful sex. Where in your life right now can you lean into courage? Where do you need to step out of your comfort zone and shimmy your way over to courage? As always, I’m so incredibly grateful that you’re here. If I chose comfort over courage I would never have posted a single thing on social media, like, ever. If I chose comfort over courage I would never have grown my business to where it is today. If I chose comfort over courage I would never have asked for help in my business and hired a team to support me and my vision. If I chose comfort over courage I 11 ABOUT THE AUTHOR Melissa Ambrosini is the bestselling author of Mastering Your Mean Girl and Open Wide, host of the number one podcast The Melissa Ambrosini Show, a speaker and self-love teacher. In her signature straight- talking style, Melissa teaches women how to unlock their full potential, master their inner Mean Girl, smash through limiting beliefs, and ditch the self-doubt so that they can start living the life of their dreams. Named a 'self-help guru' by Elle Magazine her mission is to inspire women to create a heart-centered life one that’s wildly wealthy, fabulously healthy and bursting with love. melissaambrosini.com