Deconstructing My Fears

     This week, my assignment was to do an analysis of  the fears I have about being an entrepreneur. I realized  the overall theme I have is of losing control of the project or of someone else taking credit for my ideas.  I want to ensure the ability to be self-reliant so we won;'t become beggars on the street. This is a biggie for me. My  life hasn't been an easy one. A lot of things have happened which I have not had control over which has left me feeling insecure. This is why  I want to be safe and assured  that all will be well, that everything will work out as planned, and that I will live a life of joy once my dreams are realized. 

      We all know this isn't going to be the case. Life isn't that way. Everyone and every business has its ups and downs.  That is why we have mentors, and a support system  to help us when things aren't going the way we planned. If  I do my part,showing discipline and determination to succeed, and have the support of  fellow travelers who have journeyed this path before me, I will be able to either avoid pitfalls or at least have someone there to help me through the tough times, continuing to believe in me and my dreams. without that support system, I would truly fail. 

      So, do I give up on my dream just because  of my fear of failure? Never! I already did that once. that is why I am going into entrepreneurship in the first place. Because of fear, I did not pursue the career  I really wanted,the one thing that would have filled my bucket every day. Now,  I want to be truly happy and fulfill that childhood dream, that elusive joy I craved, the sustenance I have  hungered for all my life. If I don't follow my dream this time around,  I will die inside.  I will live a life that is less fulfilling and will not be an unseen difference.   I will have essentially failed my mission in life.

   So, negative thoughts.. I bid you be gone! I will  entertain you no longer.  I will succeed, Or I  will die trying!  As Churchill once said, " Never give up!"