By most peoples fears I live in a very dangerous place.
Its the lightning capital of North America and leads all other locations around the world in shark attacks. However living in Tampa, FL really isn’t all that dangerous.
In fact where you currently are is much more dangerous. The odds of dying from choking on food, drowning in your bathtub or being killed crossing the street are far greater than being killed by lightning or a shark.
(On a positive note the odds of dating a supermodel or writing a New York Times best seller are way better than all of the above. Click here for more interesting odds)
Fear Makes Cowards Of Us All
I forgot who said that but it’s so true. Fear can cripple us instantly.
My three girls, all under the age of 10, come running to me anytime we have a bad lightning storm. The loud noise, the bright flashes, the instant and startling way in which it all happens culminate to make for a very terrifying experience. Unless you’ve been through it many times before like I have. My girls always ask me “how come you don’t get scared?”. One word – experience.
Right now you may be paralyzed with a great idea, a dream of starting a business and your left parked at inaction because of fear. Fear of the what if and the unknown. Fear of how to get started, fear of the cost, fear of the outcome, all of which stem from lack of experience.
Fear Subsides With Experience
Once you’ve experienced a few lightning storms or successfully swam in the ocean without being attacked by sharks the fear starts to subside. It’s the experience and the outcome that helps you develop that courage.
As your develop your plan to bring your new product and services to the world you can have confidence that with each step you will gain momentum and that fear will subside. Gaining experience, even at baby steps, allows you to develop that confidence.
Fear never goes away altogether and that’s a good thing. A small amount of healthy fear prevents us from doing stupid things. Taking risks with your business that you shouldn’t.
As an entrepreneur gaining that experience is critical. With that experience that you gain fear doesn’t stand a chance of crippling you from reaching your goals.
What about you? Are fears holding you back from being an entrepreneur?