Fear

As Franklin Roosevelt said, " the only thing we have to fear is...fear itself". This week  I  have been asked to do something great and terrifying at the same time...address my own fears. I was asked to address my fears about business in particular. If I would have been asked what I was afraid of in starting a business, I probably wouldn't have been able to give an answer...I didn't think I had any. But to my surprise, once I truly pondered this question, the fears could have poured out of me like hot syrup onto a pancake of truth. The act of externalizing each fear and finding a solution before it came to fruition is freeing. I feel more confident that I can avoid these unwanted circumstances, and even if I should be asked to face them that I would be prepared to do what was necessary to claw my way back to even. The most surprising, although it shouldn't have been, was to see that my family's future was my greatest fear. How would this affect us? I shouldn't have been surprised by this pattern, my family is the most important thing to me here, and in Eternity. And would there be a risk with taking no action? Every decision, weather the decision to act or not to act, have a risk or consequence. We can't stay in the same place, life is continually changing and moving on. I want to be proactive in my life and not let my inability to act be my choice! 

The start-up of me

This week has been a great motivational push to dream big, set goals, and make it happen! Through reading, "Living Life as an Entreprenrurial Hero" by Jeff Sandefer, I have been trying to really focus on my own talents. I am interested in so many things and easily tossed about on the waves of the latest ideas and trends. So this idea is very grounding and I feel will be a great influence to help me hone in on my "calling". As I thought on this subject a few thoughts came to mind. I have a desire to be organized, however the process of organizing can be tedious and unfulfilling.  Jeff points out that we should look for something, "where you lose track of the hours spent in it, and one where you would practice for the sake of practice alone." So in this spirit, I enjoy creating...painting, building, crafting. I also can lose myself when talking to others, I suppose I enjoy socializing, could this be a talent? I will have to continue to pay attention to the things I enjoy and what things come more easily to me as I go about my day to day activities.

I thought it was an important reminder and forewarning through much of the text, that failure happens. However, failure is not a sign that you should give up, but rather an opportunity to try again. Something to be accepted early on, some failure is imminent, but if we can have an attitude and characteristics developed to deal with everything not going "as planned" then it will be alright. It's how we deal with the failure that determines if it will sink our ship or simply change our course. Good to remember!