Fears

             I did an exercise this week to think of my worst fears in regard to entrepreneurship. I liked this activity since I had never considered what my worst fears were. We are so focused on how to prepare for our future (of course, a good thing) that we don’t really consider how to prepare for our worst fears along the way.

              Mentors and supportive business associates can really go a long way in helping entrepreneurs in their ventures. I think if I faithfully do my part, in addition to the aid mentors would lend, it would be harder to fail. I think my biggest problem would be asking for the help and putting myself out there. I know from the past that I struggle with asking for help but am working on getting better and this is an area where it’s needed!

              When I looked over my list of fears, there were two themes that emerged from them. Embarrassment and financial ruin. I’m going to be honest; I care what people think. I wish I didn’t care so much about what others thought of me. If my worst fears were to come to fruition, I would be incredibly embarrassed. Embarrassed that I thought I could do it. Embarrassed that I failed. Embarrassed that I’m not smart enough, etc. Financial ruin ties into embarrassment in a way too. I would be embarrassed if I were to be financially ruined. I will have put myself and my family in a bad situation because I failed….and that’s embarrassing.

              If I take no action to prepare for my calling, then I am a lot more likely to fail. I suppose that if a fear comes up during my journey, I can still implement the things I learned this week. That’s not to say that it will stop my fear from occurring but maybe prevent it from happening again. Discovering my fears has helped to know what I need to do NOW to prevent these fears from occurring in the future.