Tania Milaș

About me

I have to admit that the thought of writing a description on this page made me feel a bit anxious. As I was being exposed. Like I have to say something that represents me and what kind of professional I wish to be, but it had to be catchy and interesting. That’s the number one rule of social media when you come after an ocean full of professionals, a lot of them more capable and with more experience than you. These thoughts might sound familiar to you too. Why? Because you probably overthink sometimes too, or maybe you feel anxious now and then, or even more, you are often holding hands with the imposter syndrome. My push was this quote saved in my phone because it probably inspired me before, as it did again today. "Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way." - Viktor Frankl Now, I know that quotes can mean different things to different people. So here is why it inspired me today. It reminds me of a strategy I use for overcoming anxiety in some moments: I remember my values. When I remember my values I remember who I am aspiring to be, I’m remembering that I am more than my anxiety, that I am the one who is in control, that thoughts are just thoughts and they are not always reflecting reality or a certain disastrous future that we might imagine. I remember that I can and I always have a choice. The choice to stand where you are with your fear or take the fear with you on a journey. It reminds me of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and the ones who I worked so hard with to have the courage to follow my dreams. Therefore, today I choose once again to take my anxiety on a journey that I have planned, I initiated, and I control. I came to peace with the fact that in this journey sometimes I have to learn things on the go. But as long as I have my compass (my values) I can go at my own pace. Welcome aboard! We will learn things together, we will laugh and be vulnerable! Sometimes all at once. 😉