If you quake at the thought of going out on your own and setting up shop, here are some fearbashers that can reroute you back to the road to success.<\/p>\n
* Do temporary work.\u00a0<\/b> March into a temporary help agency and get signed up for a short term project. When you get an assignment, don\u2019t think of this primarily as a way to earn money. Use this project to do some homework.<\/p>\n
No matter what business you are sent to work in, observe what goes on in a detached and analytical manner.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m willing to guess that you\u2019ll quickly discover that all sorts of mistakes and mishaps (and even stupid decisions) will be part of every day. Now notice that despite this lack of perfection, the business manages to stay afloat.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re really lucky, you\u2019ll get an assignment on a ship of fools who are oblivious to their own goofiness. You don\u2019t have to be arrogant about it; just notice that every business has huge margins for error and it doesn\u2019t bring them crashing to their knees.<\/p>\n
You can certainly do better than that, can\u2019t you? So get out there and do it.<\/p>\n
* Observe a successful immigrant entrepreneur.\u00a0<\/b> A high percentage of people who come here from other parts of the world start their own businesses. Imagine how much harder that would be in a strange culture where you may not speak the language.<\/p>\n
Yet, many of these newcomers have such a desire to build something of their own, a desire that they couldn\u2019t fulfill in their homeland, that the obstacles melt in the face of that determination.<\/p>\n
We\u00a0 look like wimps next to the hardworking and committed businessowners who have been drawn to this land of opportunity.<\/p>\n
Let them inspire you.<\/p>\n
* Fail on purpose.<\/b> Young children aren\u2019t judgmental when it comes to trying new things. As we get older, many of us avoid any situation where we might not be brilliant.<\/p>\n
As a result, our world shrinks down to a short list of acceptable activities. That is not the road to personal growth. If you are terrified at the thought of failing, make a list of all the things that you are an utter klutz at doing.<\/p>\n
Then do something on your list as frequently as possible. At the very least, you may amuse your friends when you throw three gutter balls in a row.<\/p>\n
At the other end of this temporary humiliation is all the power you\u2019ll gain by surviving a minor failure.<\/p>\n
* Develop a big roar.<\/b> Next time you\u2019re driving in your car, pretend you\u2019re the Lion King.\u00a0 It worked in the Wizard of Oz<\/i><\/b> and it will work for you, too. No kidding.<\/p>\n
* Make Nathan Lane your patron saint. <\/b>A few years back, the wildly talented Lane starred in his own television series, which was downright awful. It was so terrible, in fact, that it only ran for a few painful episodes.<\/p>\n
Had it been even mildly successful, Lane would have continued\u00a0 taping the series instead of wowing audiences in The Producers<\/i><\/b>, the biggest hit Broadway hadseen in years.<\/p>\n
If you try something that turns out badly, think of it as your own failed series\u2014and celebrate the end of your contract.<\/p>\n
* Imagine your success.<\/b> I am convinced that most people fail to go after their dreams or leave their comfort zones because they haven\u2019t\u00a0 taken the time to really think about what rewards their ultimate success would bring them.<\/p>\n
When you are focused on the rewards that will inevitably come, setbacks and disappointments are easier to handle. Often, in truth, what looks like a setback is just a resetting of the course and may, in the long run, make the journey sweeter.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s why it\u2019s so important to be willing to defer short-lived gratification in order to have something grander in the future. But first you must envision it and sell yourself on that new and better life you foresee.<\/p>\n
After all, courage is not the absence of fear, but, rather the determination to act because the rewards are worth it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
If you quake at the thought of going out on your own and setting up shop, here are some fearbashers that can reroute you back to the road to success. * Do temporary work.\u00a0 March into a temporary help agency and get signed up for a short term project. When you get an assignment, don\u2019t…<\/p>\n