Play Full-out!!!!

What would you say that you've left unsaid - that thing that you keep pushing down and carrying around with you for fear of rocking the boat or being judged - if you allowed your self full self-expression?

I was coached to see yesterday that I give a lot of myself and share a lot, but always keep some of myself back: that part of me that might rock the boat, or might get judged.

My fear is that people won't like me if I share all of me. Like if I really said what I wanted to say, I would let them down somehow or cause them to be offended and just leave.

I can see how I've been suppressing myself to look good and appease others, all at the expense of really representing myself and having people know all of me.

This definitely held back my performance on the court - as I was more concerned of what others might think than I was about fully expressing myself as an athlete and really going all out. The result, I never felt like I played to my fullest potential as an athlete even after 6 years of professional competition. And, it is also holding me back in my life

What I saw yesterday is that the people around me might not like me anyways and they might judge me regardless - fully self-expressed or not. So, I might as well give all of myself and live my life out loud, fully-expressed, knowing that I've given it my all. I also saw that it might be messy, that I'm going to make mistakes, and that the true strength lies in being myself, faltering and getting back up again.

So today I choose full-self expression and peace of mind. What about you?