We recently connected with Nasahrhette Gbawa and have shared our conversation below.

Nasahrhette, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. Can you open up about a risk you’ve taken – what it was like taking that risk, why you took the risk and how it turned out?

I spent my life being afraid. Mostly afraid of losing. I stayed in constant fear of losing friends, money, jobs, and relationships. This caused me to stay with people and in situations that were not in my best interest. Life is set up for us to step into the unknown, trust, and take risks. But taking risks isn’t very appealing.

If you look up the definition of risk, you will find a frightening definition. Risk is defined as a situation involving exposure to danger, harm, or loss.

Risk has a very threatening connotation to it. After I read that definition, I understood more why people are stuck in lives they don’t desire. We have conditioned ourselves to avoid pain, harm, and exposure to threats. While at the same time, conditioning ourselves to believe that the future, the unknown, love, believing in yourself, leaving a job, living authentically, and being vulnerable is risky.

We have relegated anything unknown to the category of risky! And then we stay stuck in lives that we hate, while also being too afraid of exposure to danger, loss, or harm. Unfortunately, accomplishing nearly anything worthwhile will have a fair amount of failure along the way. If you fear failure, you’re underachieving. Guaranteed.

Risk may be a valuable tool for asset management but not a great tool for this thing we call life. Your biggest roadblock is likely to be the fear of failure. Fear is a constant companion if you’re attempting to grow and achieve. It has stopped you countless times and limited your life immensely. This fear stops you from trying anything that you don’t believe you can be successful at very quickly.

The truth is, the most successful people are often those that manage fear most effectively. Those that manage fear poorly are often the least successful. Learning to push beyond fear is a valuable skill that greatly increases your odds of success.

Your life would be much more interesting and rewarding if you could be a little more fearless. Staying in your comfort zone is strangling your life. Just a tad more courage will help your self-esteem, too. And guess what, you don’t have to just wish you were bolder, you can be bolder. It’s time to tap into the fearless soul living inside of you!

Consider these signs that you might fear failure:

You’re not enthusiastically pursuing your goals. Hopefully, you have at least a few goals you’d like to achieve. Are you excitedly pursuing them each day, or are you finding excuses to “wait until tomorrow” to take action? Your hesitancy is a sign that you fear failing.

You’re obsessed with being perfect. A need to be perfect at anything is a sign that you fear failure. This is a common excuse to avoid doing something. It sounds noble in your head, but it’s just an avoidance technique. There are very few things in life that need to be perfect.

You procrastinate or use other means of sabotaging yourself. We can unintentionally create circumstances that make it impossible to be successful or to even begin getting to work. These become convenient excuses for our lack of effort and progress. Ask yourself why you sabotage yourself. What is the purpose?

Use these ideas to build your bravery:

Avoid worrying about what others will think of you. Unless you can find a way to put yourself into the history books, it won’t be too long until there’s no one left that remembers you. So, what are you afraid of?

Ask yourself, “What’s the worst that can happen?” Unless you’re in danger of falling to your death or losing a limb, there probably isn’t too much to worry about. When you’re feeling fearful, figure out the worst possible outcome. If you can live with that, there’s nothing to worry about.

Deal with smaller stressors and fears. The key to managing big fears is to deal with the smaller ones. Your mind will become accustomed to your new patterns of thought and action. Plus, the skill and confidence you gain by overcoming smaller fears will give you the ability to dominate larger ones.

Learn to relax. The best way to overcome a fear reaction is to relax. You can train yourself to automatically relax when you first feel fear. Relax your muscles, think peaceful thoughts, and breathe deeply. Again, practice with smaller upsets first.

Play the odds. How many of your fears actually come true? Some studies suggest the number is about 20%. So, there’s an 80% chance your fears won’t come true. If you can deal with the worst possible outcome, and there’s only a 20% chance it will even happen, you have little to worry about.

Realize that fear only happens between your ears. Almost all fears are unique. You might be afraid of snakes, but your friend isn’t. You might be afraid of heights, but your sister finds them exhilarating. In most instances, you are the source of your fear.

Focus on the positive possibilities. Rather than thinking about every little thing that might go wrong, consider what might go right. Allow yourself to feel excited about the possibilities. Imagine how much more exciting your life would be if you give yourself the chance to have something amazing happen each day!

View fear as a challenge. Think of fear as the beginning of a game. See if you can get yourself to take an action that makes you afraid when you think about doing it. Of course, be smart and challenge yourself to do things that can actually improve your life.

You can live a fearless life and experience many more rewarding adventures than you do now. Your fears are manufactured inside your head. You can let them go and be bold.

Start today by doing something you’ve always wanted to do but didn’t quite have enough courage. Just relax and do it. Show yourself that there’s nothing to fear.

Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.

I like to describe myself as a lighthouse, illuminating people’s consciousness, helping them to dispel their fears, and guiding them toward conscious growth & awareness.

I believe that our species is in the evolutionary process of enlightenment. We are experiencing a return of latent gifts and abilities. There is a process for people that are coming into new states of spiritual awareness.

I am an Ancestor Medium & Indigenous Spirituality Teacher. I help people identify, organize, and structure their spiritual practice using indigenous teachings.

There is a structure to spirituality based on the 7-step spiritual alchemical process. I first identify which part of the process they’re in and then give them some specific tools to work through that level based on spiritual mysticism, ancestor veneration, nature practices, and ancient wisdom teachings.

Ten years ago I was very religious but living a life that was deeply unfulfilling. I was on mood-enhancing pharmaceuticals, 265 pounds, in an unhappy marriage, working an unfulfilling job, and feeling like it may be time to exit this Earth experience.

Suicidal ideation is deep in my bloodline and I couldn’t find my way to peace and happiness. The only thing that stopped me was my children. I was not raised by my parents and that left a deep sense of abandonment issues that I didn’t want my children to experience.

So I chose to numb myself with food, alcohol, and cannabis so that I could bear the unbearable life I was living. Eventually, I would learn that this is a part of how your soul begins to call you home. I went through an arduous and messy process of becoming my full authentic self.

After stumbling, I learned that there was a very specific process for awakening. I now share my story with others and try to help them avoid some of the spiritual pitfalls by understanding and mastering all 7 levels of the alchemical process. I am so proud of what I have achieved in my life! But what brings me even greater happiness and joy is seeing people duplicate that same fulfillment when they earnestly dedicate themselves to the process.

Learning and unlearning are both critical parts of growth – can you share a story of a time when you had to unlearn a lesson?

I think the greatest lesson that I had to unlearn is that I’m not alone. The metaphysical text A Course in Miracles teaches, “The presence of fear is a sure sign you are trusting in your own strength.”

We have all heard the saying that we are spiritual beings living a human experience. I like to say that we are spiritual beings living a physical existence. The illusion of physical existence is very seductive. Materialism is more than an idea about money. Materialism is a tendency to consider material possessions and physical comfort as more important than spiritual values.

Materialism is also a spiritual practice. It is the doctrine that nothing exists except matter and its movements and modifications. Practicing materialism provides the foundation for fear and scarcity. I lived most of my life in fear! Learning that I was a spiritual being with an unseen team to assist me to move forward every day to achieve the life I want to create!

I have learned that when humans are unavailable, that I wasn’t alone, I still had beings looking out for me.

How did you put together the initial capital you needed to start?

I think it is a good idea for people to rethink what capital means! Capital isn’t just physical currency. I have found that the greatest capital you have is people and your abilities. Capital just means resources and assets.

So what do you already have that is valuable to others? The West relies too much on physical currency as a vehicle to success. Bartering is a large part of my business. Physical currency is a middleman. Make a list of what you have that others may find valuable. And don’t sleep on your inherent skills. You would be surprised by what small business owners need. How can you ease their pain points while exchanging resources and energy? Billy Carson, who is a best-selling author and founder and CEO of 4BiddenKnowledge Inc talks about how he sold his toys as a child to raise physical currency.

People often overlook what they have on hand and around them to make their dreams happen. If you have a hammer, find someone with nails and wood, and go build a house together!

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