(FWACATA Monday Motivation Blog – July 21 Episode)
Ever have one of those moments where you look like you’ve got it all together on the outside, but inside you’re screaming like a goat in a horror movie? That was me last weekend.
This episode of the FWACATA Monday Motivation Podcast is about conquering fear—or, more accurately, holding hands with it and whispering, “Please don’t kill me” while pretending to be cool.
In a short trip meant to cap off a busy but beautiful summer, I took my wife up to Fort Davis, Texas. Scenic mountains, dark sky preserve, hot springs… the works. My lovely partner, ever the explorer, found a mountain-top lookout for some late-night stargazing. Cute, right? Except for one tiny problem—I’m terrified of heights.
Now picture this: it’s pitch black, we’re driving up a winding, rail-less mountain road that looks like Wile E. Coyote designed it, and I’m trying not to sweat through my skull visibly. When we reached the top, I wanted to run back to the car and hug the steering wheel. But I didn’t. I swallowed the panic and stuck it out.
And that’s the whole point of this week’s episode: sometimes the effort is the reward. Sometimes, just not turning around and bailing is enough to be proud of. You don’t have to bench press your fears—you have to show up and give them a side-eye while doing your best to ignore them.
It’s not about the stars we saw (spoiler: cloud cover), or the perfect trip (we ate some very "meh" food). It’s about showing up, even when you’re scared.
So this week, maybe you’re not ready to climb mountains—literal or metaphorical—but maybe you can still start. Start the thing, make the move, send the email, clean the studio, do the reps, or just admit to yourself that fear is there, but it doesn’t own you.
Tune into the episode now to hear how I turned a near panic attack into a personal win.And hey—if you dig what I do, check out the Patreon where you can get even more rants, comics, behind-the-scenes art stuff, and raw, unfiltered motivation to keep going.
Be brave. Be weird. Be good.— Juan @ FWACATA 🎙️✨
