Stop Tiptoeing Through Life

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Staffan Rydin | CEO Coach | Master Certified Integral Coach™


We tiptoe through life hoping to safely make it to death.” – Unknown


Fear, worry and angst have been conditioned into you. You’ve been pumped full of it. By media. By marketing. Even the people who love you. 

You’re wing-clipped by caution. You may even think fear is “good” for you. That it keeps you safe and has all kinds of hidden, mysterious values. 

It doesn’t. Fear creates “dis-ease.” A resistance to life that shows up as inflammation and disease in your body. 

Fear tends to manifest the very thing it purports to protect you from. Picture a hypochondriac worried sick, or a person so clingy they push everyone away. 

Unless there’s a clear and present danger barreling down at you, your fear is imagined. It’s a monster in the closet so cleverly rationalized that you don’t see it. That’s the trap. You think, “but I really should be worried about this (or that).” 

That’s just more fear talking.

You have survived in spite of your fears; not because of them.

Get to know the energy of fear in you. Practice relaxing with fear in your body. A dry mouth, clammy hands, a queasy feeling in your stomach… you can handle these. 

On the other side of that feeling is freedom.

Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold. Faith alone defends.” – Helen Keller


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About Me:

Over the last 10 years, I have been the personal coach to some of Canada’s most successful Founder CEOs and to 250+ high-performers in business, sports and the arts.

In addition to being a Master Certified Integral Coach™, I am a trained body-centered psychotherapist and a dedicated practitioner of Zen Buddhism and mindfulness. My coaching practice is enhanced by my experiences as an Arctic Ranger in the Swedish Armed Forces, my engineering background and three years as CEO of a tech start-up with 70 employees.

My core promise is to create powerful personal and business breakthroughs.

My core values are truth, mastery and joy.

To apply for a free powerful coaching conversation email staffan@staffanrydin.com.

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