Last year was a doozy for me. I faced the lowest of lows and felt so incredibly uncomfortable for the entire year.

I went through feelings I had never felt before and was forced to learn lessons I couldn’t avoid. Like all hardship though, there’s usually something good that comes on the other side of it.

So with that, I want to share with you 5 hard lessons that I was forced to learn last year. I learned …

Last year sucked.

Like REALLY sucked.

It was the hardest year of my life…

Fear is a tricky thing to face. I’m not entirely sure if we will ever fully get over certain fears in life, or if over time stepping out in fear slowly makes it go away or at least shrinks it.

Regardless, I think it’s important to lean into what our gut and irritation is telling us in this current moment of time and face up to some of those fears we dread to act in yet secretly want to; that is if you value taking action in life like I do.

(This blog post was originally written back in 2016 but it is as fresh and accurate today as it was then.)

So, 10 things I’ve learned about myself. Where do I start?