# You're Afraid, Do it Anyway! Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/be-sweet-ya-ll-5673208/you-re-afraid-do-it-anyway Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/be-sweet-ya-ll-5673208/you-re-afraid-do-it-anyway.md Podcast: [Be Sweet Ya'll](https://stenobird.com/podcast/be-sweet-ya-ll-5673208) Published: 2026-08-31T10:00:02+00:00 Episode link: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/you-re-afraid-do-it-anyway--74727057 Audio file: https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74727057/oak_tree.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/be-sweet-ya-ll-5673208/episodes/you-re-afraid-do-it-anyway Duration seconds: 1616 ## Resource Have you ever been frustrated with yourself because you don't have your friend's talents? I sure have. I'm surrounded by talented people, my daughter who has the most beautiful singing voice, so many artists, and even tax professionals! I would love to have their talents, and maybe if I worked hard enough at art, I'd be an artist too. But what I do know is that God gave each of us gifts uniquely fitted to who we are, and it's a waste of my time and energy to sit around wishing I had someone else's. The hard part is actually using them, being courageous enough to do the scary thing anyway. I'm winding down Season 8 with a little potpourri of everything that's been on my heart. I share a beautiful lesson I learned from Holly Fowler about nature "listening" and letting go before a storm. As well as a boat ride with my son Sheldon and grandchild JJ that had me in tears of gratitude that I knew could not be possible if Sheldon was not sober. I get honest about the fear that still shows up when I am on stage at speaking engagements and why I've decided that doesn't mean I lack courage, it just means I have to keep tapping into it. Thank you so much to everyone who has supported me along the way. I can't wait for you to see what's in store in the next season! Episode Highlights: [0:35] Holly Fowler's Nature Lesson & the Oak Trees Before Hurricane Michael [3:49] Celebrating Sheldon's Sobriety [5:50] Growing Up in Addiction & Choosing Joy Anyway [8:51] Sponsor Shoutouts: Pepsi, Holiday Beach Mechanical & Team Patriot [15:29] Entering a Season of Subtraction [16:52] New Speaking Opportunities & Trusting God's Timing [18:43] Why I Stopped Wishing for Talents I Don't Have [20:32] Winston Churchill on Courage & Your "Finest Hour" [22:44] Season Wrap-Up & a S… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/be-sweet-ya-ll-5673208/episodes/you-re-afraid-do-it-anyway/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/be-sweet-ya-ll-5673208/you-re-afraid-do-it-anyway.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.