Episode 6 - What Am I Afraid to Change?
When Knowing What You Want Isn’t Enough
Knowing what you want is one thing. Having the courage to move towards it is something else entirely.
In Day 6 of Inuka, we explore the fear that often appears when we begin to imagine a different life — and why fear doesn’t always sound like fear. Sometimes it sounds like responsibility, practicality, timing, security or simply being “realistic.”
Drawing from my own decision to step away from a career of more than twenty years, I reflect on the uncertainty of leaving behind a familiar income, professional identity, routine and status to pursue a life that feels more purposeful. I also share the vulnerability of starting Inuka itself — creating something imperfect, speaking openly about a deeply personal journey and choosing to share it before knowing where that journey will lead.
But this episode isn’t about recklessly abandoning the life you’ve built.
It’s about learning to distinguish genuine responsibility from the fear that keeps telling you to stay exactly where you are.
And perhaps most importantly, it asks us to reconsider failure altogether.
For me, the greater fear is no longer failure.
It’s regret.
Because trying, learning, changing direction and even having to start again are things I can live with. Reaching the later years of my life knowing I had the opportunity to pursue something meaningful but allowed fear to stop me would be much harder.
So today, we ask:
You don’t have to change everything today.
You just have to be honest about what you’re afraid to change.
Inuka. Rise.
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