A Path Is Made by Walking: How I Stopped Waiting to Feel Ready-Part 1

In this episode of *Surfing Your Edge*, Kristine Goad shares the personal journey that led her to become the Surfing Your Edge Coach. From searching for clarity and waiting to feel “ready” to confronting her fear of open water, she explores how learning to move forward without having the whole path figured out can open the door to unexpected possibilities. Her story ultimately leads to the adventure that inspired *Surfing Your Edge*—and a powerful approach to stepping beyond your comfort zone and creating a bigger, bolder life. **The Shift Beneath the Words:** - You don’t need the whole path before you begin - You may not feel ready until after you begin - Keeping commitments to yourself matters - Growth comes from moving toward what challenges you **About the Host:** Kristine Goad is endlessly curious about the moment when “I could never” becomes “What if I tried?” As the Surfing Your Edge Coach, her work centers on transforming our relationship with fear, trusting ourselves more deeply, and creating lives that feel bigger, bolder, and more fully our own. Her approach blends coaching, mental fitness, adventure, experimentation, and wonder—shaped by a life that has included bicycling across America, writing a memoir, building a business, and taking surf lessons to overcome her fear of open water in her late 40s. She is less interested in fearless living than in what becomes possible when we get curious about the things that scare us. **Connect with Kristine:** Substack: kristine.substack.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/kristinegoad LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/kristinegoad Instagram: www.instagram.com/kristine.goad YouTube: www.youtube.com/@KristineGoad Website: kristinegoad.com Download your free gift: ***Surf Your Edge: From Fear to Freedom*** This complete chapter from *Confident You: The Raw Conversations* traces two adventures, twenty years apart, and explores fear, identity, and why the real work of a life-changing experience begins after you come home. Link: https://tinyurl.com/SYEgift The Surfing Your Edge Podcast is proud to be on the **Inspired Speaker Network**. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Don’t forget to follow, rate & review. It helps us reach more people who want to create positive change in the world, like you. **Check out More Shows** from the Network at https://inspiredspeakernetwork.com Music from #Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/dan-phillipson/moments License code: 5YJ8DYBGGEBGSXMY Music from #Uppbeat https://uppbeat.io/t/kurtz-martin/a-better-world License code: 68OSWEGXI8YJBDMR