Paralyzed By Fear

Fear is one of the most shape shifting emotions that we experience in our lives. It is a bogeyman can strike at the entrepreneur’s dreams and goals. There is much uncertainty economically these days. But, obstacles can be opportunities. The key is not allowing fear take you down. Fear is an emotion that can very much send you down the wrong direction if when one allows themselves to be ruled by fear. Being able to control it, it is hard. Most of all, It takes action plan of action overcome the fear. 

Fear is known in six ways. They are Fear of Failure, Fear of Inadequacy, Fear of Risks, Fear of Financial Insecurity, Fear of What Others Will Think, and Fear of Growth. They are very common. They do not have to paralyze us as human beings. These fears are unrealized and dealing with them helps to put things in their proper prospective.   At one time or another, each of us has run across theses fear. Fear is emotion that can immobilize us and not allow us to reach our full potential. Therefore, the good news is that it does not have to be this way.

The Fear of Failure is one that any entrepreneur or anyone has to encounter. It is a belief that we can’t and hearing that from the very people who either re-enforce the fear of failure or the messages in our own heads. No one should ever be afraid to fail. It should be treated as a learning experience of personal growth. Moreover, it should be embrace an opportunity to overcome those situations that make it difficult to overcome. Thus, it becomes an opportunity to learn and grow.

The Fear of Inadequacy happens when entrepreneurs start to question their abilities and talents as well as their ideas? They ask the questions of am I smart enough to handle what the business world throws at me. Do I have the experience and desire to follow through? This happens can throw a series of doubts. When this happens, it is time to make a list of your strengths and weaknesses. It is time assess on how to overcome rather taken over by a series of doubts. I have seen people were extremely introverted and had to learn to speak in front of people by taking a toastmasters course on public speaking.  Dealing with rejection is hard and not taking it too personal is one of those things that have to be overcome. It doesn’t mean that the company or people didn’t like you. It means that they were not ready for your product or service at that time.  Even been baffled by the branding of product or service by someone else? It is being able to connect emotionally with the needs of the customer and building networks around. This is how anyone can over the Fear of Inadequacy.

 

The Fear of Risk is one of those people. Many people place value on personal possessions. The fear of losing it keeps people from advancing further than they could have.  Many business people that I have learned from and listened to tell me. The most important thing they valued is the ability to take risk and take the initiative to execute the plan. They value the ability see the big picture. When you start a business, you take a risk that is though out. You reap the rewards from those calculated risks and keep working toward building a successful brand or products or even services. A business person or entrepreneur knows that being afraid to take risk will hamper the ability to make decisive decisions in the end. They know it takes the ability see past the sense of failing to see the better rewards. Therefore, it is key that anyone knows the risk and being to accept that failure is always a possibility.                                       

The Fear of Financial Insecurity is one of those fears that everyone has when starting a business. They ask do I have enough capital to see my venture through the uncertainty around them. There is nothing certain. Big venture capital firms and venture capitalists do not hesitate taking those risks. They have a plan and love to see the numbers. The way of overcoming financial insecurity is to have plan and know the pros and cons of each step taken in the business venture. This plan should anticipate the possible risks that are involved. This is what overcomes the Fear of Financial Insecurity.

The Fear of What Other Will Think is all too common. It is the one fear that many of us had to deal with. Each and every one of us wants to be liked. We are afraid what other people might think at one time or another. This fear can do a lot of damage to the point of losing ourselves. Initiatively, we want like and present ourselves in the best possible light.  We want our product or service to be like. We should not be afraid as a personal reflection on us personally. It just means that they were not ready for it at the moment. When it is time for the company or person to accept the product or service, they will buy it without hesitation. Thus, we can’t be afraid because with this comes constructive criticism that allows us to grow and be even more successful.

 

The Fear of Growth is one of those fears that can pain many people starting out and worrying about the business growing. Growing pains are a part of the responsibility and freedom that comes with owning and running a business. Just allow it flow and allow thing to pan out and anticipate the possibility rather reacting to the bad things.  Just be proactive and take action to solve problems rather than be overwhelmed with them. Accepting them as opportunities rather than something to be feared will move you a long in your plan of success. When anyone can do this they can move mountain and achieve what they set out to do in the first. This how the fire of entrepreneurship is re-ignited and burn brightly.

Each of these fears are things that do not have to take over and run our lives. They can be opportunities to achieve and grow. It is a learning experience and not personal rejection of anyone personally. It is the fire within that can move anything along if one allows to burn bright in the face of adversity. Thus, it shows how to over these fears with plan of action rather reaction.

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