06/25/2021
5 BIGGEST FEARS E-BOOK
FEAR #5
FEAR OF BEING RIDICULED
This is another form of fear of rejection. When you care much about what
other people say or think, you’ll fear being ridiculed. This occurs mostly
when you want to start a business that some of your friends or family don’t
understand. Another instance is whereby there are conflicting interests
or opinions regarding an entrepreneurial decision that you desire to take.
You’ll, therefore, limit yourself because you fear that the things you do,
say or like will be ridiculed and made fun of by other people.
If you want to achieve great things in life, you have to be willing to look
stupid for a while since not everyone will share your vision.
NO REWARD WITHOUT RISK
It may sound cliché, but the truth is that there is no reward
without risk, and there is no gain without pain. If you want
to be successful in life and earn in 3 Months what a job
would pay you in 1 year, then you must be ready to overcome
your fears. You have to accept to look stupid in the eyes of
some people, take the initiative, to try out new ideas, follow
unexplored paths and create a better life for yourself.
That means you have to be sure about the “better life” that
you desire and be able to make firm decisions. Indecisiveness
is one of the things that make people succumb to the
pressures caused by these fears. As W. Clement Stone once
said, “Thinking will not overcome fear, but action will.”
Fear doesn’t necessarily have to have a negative impact
on your journey to success. On the contrary, you can take
advantage of it and use it to navigate your way up the ladder
instead.
By investing in yourself, you are strategically planning for
your future. This will help you in your golden years, so you
won’t have to work far past your prime. First, you need to
empower yourself financially by taking a dip in the investing
waters. Be your own boss and within just three months,
you’ll be making more than a job would pay you in one year.
It’s never too late to start.
HOW FEAR HOLDS
YOU BACK FROM SUCCESS
Lost opportunities
Why hold onto the glory you received from your past success
and miss the chance of exploring new possibilities? Many
people, especially those who consider themselves successful,
fear to embrace new ideas because they feel insecure.
Maybe you want to start a business but because of the fear of
the unknown, you choose to stick to your job because of the
assurance of security. By so doing, you could be losing your
only chance of making more than what your job pays you.
Failure becomes a nightmare
Are you one of those people who have never known failure for
all their lives? If you grew up as a high achiever in everything
you did, from sports to academics to your social life, then failure
could be your worst nightmare. The fear of failure, therefore,
stops you from trying anything new.
You’ll end up protecting your current achievements at all costs
and never taking risks at all.
Loss of creativity
When you are constantly holding onto old ways and ideas, you
never get to exercise creativity. This is because by trying and
failing, you get to come up with more creative solutions
to your problems.
Fear makes you comfortable with the status quo and so you
won’t be cracking your brain thinking of how to creatively
solve the challenges you face as an entrepreneur.
Unhealthy habits
As a perfectionist, for instance, you’d rather not sleep than to
see yourself fail. This is a very unhealthy habit that might end
up ruining your organization skills.
Having too much stress and strain while trying to run away
from reality because of fear can only make you fail more.
QUICK TIPS ON HOW
TO OVERCOME FEAR
1. Identify the cause of the fear
2. Reframe your goals and make them Specific, Measurable,
Achievable, Realistic and Time-bound (SMART)
3. Have a positive mindset
4. Think of all the possible outcomes
5. Consider the worst-case scenario, it could just be the starting
point of another interesting venture
6. Have a backup plan in place. Hope for the best but prepare for
the worst
7. Learn from your mistakes
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