“I was just really afraid to waste anything, and it was holding me back from trying a lot of things in my life.”

- Shinah

Fear of “waste” and letting go of the things that bring you down can prevent you from finding the things that light you up!

Fear of wasting something (time, money, effort, etc) is what keeps people in jobs that they hate. It’s what keeps people in bad or even abusive relationships. It’s what keeps people from switching their majors in college, even after they’re totally sure that their first choice was the wrong one.

The idea of “waste” is something I’ve struggled with for my entire life.

It’s definitely what kept me practicing corporate law even when I KNEW that it made me miserable.

I held off on quitting for so long because I’d put ten years into studying law, taking the bar exam, and building my career.

I thought that if I quit my job and tried to do something else instead, all of those years would have been a waste.

A waste of all that time. A waste of a ton of money. A waste of a huge amount of effort.

Letting go of something you’ve spent a lot of time on can feel wrong, or uncomfortable, or even scary. But I’m here to tell you: you’ve gotta do it!

Leaving my work as a lawyer ended up being the best possible thing that I could have done. I’m so much happier as a creative entrepreneur than I ever was as a corporate lawyer!

I know this is a topic that affects a lot of you as well, because every time I talk about my programs I get messages from people talking about their fear of waste. 

Your fear of waste may not be keeping you from anything as drastic as switching careers, but I can promise you that it’s holding you back from something that could potentially bring you joy.

So let’s dive in and talk about exactly why fear of waste should NOT be the thing that holds you back from creative expression and exploring your interests! 

Tune into this episode of The Shinah Show to find out:

• The two biggest questions I get about wasting time and effort  
• Why the sunk cost fallacy is a powerful argument against sticking with the things that don’t light you up 
• Why the real truth is that NOTHING is actually a waste!

Highlights:‌ ‌

• 00:52  Why talk about waste?
• 02:20  Growing up with the idea of waste
• 03:16  The dark side of not being wasteful
• 04:39  The sunk cost fallacy
• 08:51  Destination v. journey
• 10:57  Pivoting
• 13:13  Nothing is a waste!
• 15:09  Free resource for you!

Links:‌ ‌

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