On Thursday, January 22, 2026, I was a guest on Authorpreneur Secrets, hosted by C. Ruth Taylor.
We were celebrating her new book, Driving with Confidence, where she shares her journey of getting back behind the wheel after two decades.
Ruth’s story is powerful because it’s honest. Fear had reshaped her life in ways that felt practical at the time. To cope, she built systems that meant she didn’t have to drive — including having her own driver. It worked. But it was expensive. And it was limiting.
The morning after our conversation, I kept thinking about how often we do the same thing.
I shared on the podcast that it took me five attempts to get my first driver’s licence. I was deeply nervous. Fear had a strong grip. If you want the full story, you’ll need to watch the interview.
And while I’m all for being chauffeured from time to time. That wasn’t an option when my children were younger and had daily after school and weekend commitments. There is something priceless about the freedom to come and go as you choose.
Fear always has a cost.
There are opportunities that will bypass you when fear is allowed to sit in the driver’s seat of your life.
What struck me most is this:
We don’t just feel fear — we often build systems to protect it.
Just like someone living in a high-crime area might install iron bars, multiple locks, cameras, and alarms, fear can cause us to barricade ourselves into a smaller, safer version of life. It feels wise. It feels controlled. But it is not freedom.
And Scripture is clear about God’s intention for us:
“If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.”
John 8:36 (KJV)
Over and over again, God told men and women, “Do not be afraid.”
Not as a suggestion — but as a directive.
Fear was never meant to frame your vision of the life you’re called to live.
It was never meant to become the front-seat driver, dictating your purpose and limiting your destiny.
“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.”
2 Timothy 1:7 (KJV)
A sound mind can be renewed.
A fearful mind can be reset.
A life once constrained can expand again.
Fear wants you anchored in past mistakes and failures. God invites you to imagine and create a future where you are making impact — exactly as He purposed.
That is fearless discipline.
Not the discipline of avoidance, but the discipline of freedom.
Live Fearless.
