I’ve been hiding for 2 years now…

Here’s how it affected my income and life

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Picture: It’s my wedding day, 9 Dec 2022.

About 200 people are attending the wedding. Of course, this was an intimate wedding as per Indian standards.

While I’m getting ready, my relatives are coming to congratulate me.

A thought on the back of my mind…

“When they ask what do I do… how do I explain it to them? How do I tell them I’m a life coach? What will they say?”

For some reason, I’ve been scared (and ashamed too?) of telling people what I do.

Life coaching is quite a new concept for people around me.

And I’ve been afraid of judgment.

Here’s a scary fact: My business figures were the same in 2022 and 2023.

For someone who’s been on his growth journey for almost a decade, this is a scary fact.

As I reflect on why didn’t my business grow… I figured there’s a deeper reason.

And that reason is… I’ve been hiding for 2 years.

I’ve been hiding from people around me, my family, my relatives, and even from myself.

Because I’ve been (unconsciously) very afraid of people’s judgment. I’ve been…