When I was six, I had a pool accident that left a lasting imprint.

The little Styrofoam bubble clipped to my back—my perceived lifeline—slipped off while I was in the deep end. I remember the panic. The weightlessness. The sudden realization that I was no longer held.

I don’t even remember how I got out. Whether someone pulled me to safety or I kicked my way to the edge. What I do remember is the sensation of drowning—of being in too deep with no idea how to surface.

And while I obviously survived, that one moment left its mark.

I never learned how to swim properly. Even now, I still plug my nose like a six-year-old when I go underwater. That tiny trauma—barely a blip on the timeline—stalled my growth in ways I never consciously questioned.

And that’s how fear works.

It doesn’t always roar.
It doesn’t always feel dramatic.

Sometimes it just nudges you away from trying again.
From being vulnerable.
From taking the next step.

And over time, fear starts to feel… reasonable.
Like a wise warning. Like logic. Like safety.

But most of the time? Fear is just old data—an outdated program still running silently in the background, convincing you that protection means staying small.

Fear says:

• Don’t launch the thing. What if no one signs up?

• Don’t show up online. What if they judge you?

• Don’t follow that nudge. What if it leads to nothing?

And yet: the deepest, most soul-aligned growth lives on the other side of those very nudges.

So what do we do?

We stop trying to silence fear.

We listen to it—then lead ourselves anyway.

Like the old children’s rhyme about the bear hunt:
“Can’t go over it, can’t go under it… gotta go through it.”

Because here’s the truth:
You’re not a child in the deep end anymore.
You’ve got power. Intuition. Wisdom. Capacity.
And yeah—sometimes the fear will still bubble up.

But when it does?
Look it straight in the face and say,
“Thank you for your concern… but I’ve got this.”

And then dive in.

 Your fear isn’t the enemy. It’s the invitation.
Inside The Sigma Suite, we don’t ignore fear—we decode it. We move with it. We rewire what it means to lead with our own knowing.

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