It’s Time to Take the Chance Your Soul Has Been Waiting For
Updated: Feb 13
As a Life Mastery Certified Coach®, Susan integrates spirituality with practicality, guiding women to discover their unique Soul Goal™ and chart a personal path to success and happiness. Unlock your inner wisdom, align your heart with your mind, and uncover actionable steps that resonate with your authentic self.
How many dreams have we quietly tucked away, not because they weren’t possible, but because we were afraid to take a chance? Afraid to fail. Afraid to be seen. Afraid to start. Afraid to want something so deeply that the risk felt bigger than the dream itself. Today, I want to offer you a gentle but powerful nudge. Bet on yourself.
You’ve encouraged others. You’ve supported their leaps. You’ve inspired their courage. But somewhere along the way, your own dreams may have quietly slipped to the sidelines, patiently waiting for you to remember them.
Fear is persuasive. It tells us to stay safe, stay small, stay predictable. But your soul? Your soul is always pushing you toward expansion, toward possibility, toward becoming more of who you already are.
So let’s talk about taking chances, not the reckless kind, but the brave, soul-led choices that move your life forward in a meaningful way.
1. Ask yourself: “What’s the worst that could happen?”
This one question can shift everything. Fear paints an exaggerated picture of disaster. But when you slow down long enough to look at the actual worst-case scenario, it’s usually far more manageable than your mind wants you to believe. Can you handle the worst that could happen?
If the answer is yes, why not try? Why not leap? Why not back yourself for once?
Action step: Write down the dream or step you’ve been afraid to take. Then write down the true worst-case scenario. If you can live with that outcome, move toward the dream.
2. Recognize that fear isn’t a stop sign
Fear doesn’t mean “don’t.” Fear often means “this matters.” Every meaningful dream comes with a flutter in your chest, because stepping into a bigger version of yourself will always feel a little uncomfortable. But discomfort is the birthplace of growth. And on the other side of fear is clarity, confidence, fulfillment, and personal power.
Action step: Instead of fighting fear, acknowledge it. Say, “I see you, and we’re moving forward anyway.”
3. Start small, but start and take the chance
Taking a chance doesn’t always mean diving into the deep end. Sometimes it means dipping one toe in, gaining confidence, then wading a little deeper. Small steps build momentum. Momentum builds courage. And courage becomes your fuel.
Action step: Choose one tiny action you can take today toward your dream. Send the email. Make the call. Sign up for the class. Start the outline. Tell one trusted person your goal. Just start.
4. Remember every leap you’ve ever survived
You’ve taken chances before, maybe big ones. And look at you. You survived the heartbreak. You survived the job change. You survived the moves, the transitions, the challenges.
You’ve already done hard things. You already know how to land on your feet.
Action step: Write down three chances you took in the past that turned out better than you expected.
Let your own history remind you of your strength.
5. Affirm your ability to handle whatever comes
When you bet on yourself, you’re not guaranteeing success, you’re trusting your ability to navigate the outcome. There is power in that. Freedom in that. Confidence in that.
Action step: Say this out loud, yes, out loud, “I can handle whatever happens. And I believe in my ability to figure things out.”
The wise woman says
Your dreams don’t disappear, they wait. They wait for you to become brave enough to say yes. Brave enough to take a chance. Brave enough to bet on yourself the way you’ve encouraged everyone else.
So ask yourself, what’s the worst that could happen? And if you can live with that, what’s the best that could happen? A new chapter. A new level of confidence. A new sense of purpose. A new version of you, one who believes in herself.
Today, give yourself permission to try. Leap. Reach. Risk. Bet on yourself. You’ve got this.
Susan F. Moody, Intuitive Business, Life, and Success Coach
Susan F. Moody, Wise Woman, is dedicated to empowering women to tap into their own inner wisdom and discover the power of intentional living. Along her personal journey, Susan became a wisdom seeker looking for ways to connect with the divine for inspiration and guidance. She started working with the I Ching, angel cards, wisdom cards, runes, and pendulum work over 20 years ago and now offers these spiritual insight tools as an option to her clients. She has also developed a tangible technique, the Soul Goal™ finder, to help clients answer the contemplative question “Why am I here?”
