For those of you who are anxiously awaiting the news, Yes, I passed the Salsa 102 test. I have graduated to level 3!

I did not feel that I did my best dancing of the evening. I was with a new instructor for the test and did not  fully understand his cues. One of the requirements for the females was to prep for a double spin, although we only had to peform a single. The instructor’s cue was so “big” that I thought he was going to spin me twice. As you know, I was dancing with a challenged toe and knee. My fear of potential pain caused me to plant both feet on the floor…twice! My perception of what was about to happen had no basis in reality but I wasn’t taking a chance!

How often does the same thing happen when we are overcoming challenge or mastering goals? We have a fear - false evidence appearing real. The fear may dominate our perception of the goal or challenge. Our perception, based on this false evidence, then anticipates pain.  The pain we anticipate may have no basis in reality, but we choose to “plant our feet” to avoid that pain anyway. By planting our feet in fear, we fail to move forward through a challenge or to master a goal.

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