What's your batting average?

Is your batting average a big fat zero? Or a nice .400? In baseball, if you are hitting at .400%, you are the all-time MVP. Trust me.

I'm calling the next chapter of my life; Nothing to Lose.

I spent a lot of time not taking action on the things that are most important to me. The things that mattered to me. The areas in my life I thought was a distant dream but one day would be my reality. Mostly, I wasn't aware of what was important to me and because I was too busy people pleasing everyone else around me and supporting them with their goals. #peoplepleaser and #rescuer. Now at the big 3 - 0, I realize that I am over a hump of leaving my life to chance. Because leaving it to chance doesn't work for me and adulting is HARD lol.I recently had a great call with my Leadership Coach on dating. I am ready to get back in the game and start hitting again.(baseball reference people) To do this, you need to get out of your comfort zone and put yourself out there. Ugh. FEAR. LOL. So I started thinking about what I want? What do I want out of this? What's going to work for me right now? Now that that's clearer, how I do make it happen? So I came up with a dating strategy to meet new, fun, exciting, and intelligent men. I uncovered old beliefs and changed them to new beliefs. I worked on my mindset and emotional state so that when I meet these fascinating individuals, I have an open mind and I can connect better and have fun. Roll with the punches. Let's just say that mindset has been the biggest shift for me because I already see the change in how I interact with men available in my life. It's not about the end goal because I am looking for genuine friendships and connection. Simple.All that to say, this area of my life is moving, shifting, and FAR MORE enjoyable than before. Thank Goodness!My message here is not necessarily about dating, but, more importantly, about the action you take in your life. Just like any other area of your life whether it be career, money, friendships, love, real estate, the hard truth is that the less action you take, the fewer results you see. It's not ALWAYS personal. Being resilient is going to help you big time to move your life in a direction and steer appropriately when necessary.Here are some scenarios where your "outcome" or "expectation" will not help you and might stop you in your tracks of taking more action.1. Applying for a job you are 100% qualified for and go through the entire interview process only to find out the employer offered the job to someone who didn't have half the skills you did? WTF.2. Starting a business with the expectation that you'll make 15K in the first three months without any relationship pipelines developed. Yeah, this takes some work.3. Putting it out there that you are interested in someone cute only to find out they have a partner or worse, they just don't like you. Ouch.4. Expecting your family to be more understanding and just get you one day. Expecting them to be different. #probablynot5. Buying a home in Toronto without any plan to save for a down payment. There is no hashtag for this one.Anyways, in my next chapter, I am exploring opportunities and saying YES. Situations that scare the hell outta me. Taking action on my dreams rather than sitting back and saying, well one day it's going to happen right?Discover what you want (this involves some thinking), make a plan with some action items and timelines, do the action items and see how it goes. Didn't meet your "expectation"? That's alright, hug yourself, be kind to yourself, and try again :) Forget about your fears, limitations, expectations, or assumptions. Leadership is about taking action and being OK when you fail. Failure is going to be the most valuable lesson you will ever learn throughout your life and it will teach you what you need to do. So go out there and fail a little bit!Tired of batting at 0? I know I was and that was a signal for me to do something about it. If you need help in uncovering your expectations, fears, beliefs, and assumptions are in your life and how these are holding you back, send me an email at sonia@soniagrossi.com, and we can talk. I work with people who want to thrive and evolve through a transformation to become a hero of their own story.-Sonia