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How to Overcome Start up Fears
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to answer these two leads to trouble on one
questions and put your hand, but possibility
thoughts in writing. You on the other. They
might be surprised what envision success and
emerges. tend to be enamored
2. D o n ' t k e e p with their great idea
yourself isolated in and perhaps even
a vacuum. Avoid themselves. What
going in endless about you? Are you 24/7 or at least
circles and torturing preoccupied with 12/6, your start-up
yourself with “go failure, or more fears might be your
nowhere” mental certain of success? friends. Start-ups
are demanding in
gyrations. Break out If your answer is
and talk with the “failure,” it's a ways that are likely
smartest people you potential tip-off that to outstrip your
i m a g i n a t i o n . I f
there may be some
you're not filled with
mismatch between
passion, you may not
you the adventurer
have the necessary
and the prospective
fuel to escape the
start-up venture
force of gravity that
you're imagining. Go
all start-ups are
back to Tip #1, the
subject to. There's
“What if” question,
know. Network. Get no way to be halfway
and imagine that
perspective. Be pregnant and there's
you're saying goodbye
c u r i o u s . A s k no way to be half-way
to your idea. You're
questions and engage starting up.
putting it to rest. Sit
with others who took 5. Identify your
with that for a few
the leap or chose not s t r e n g t h s a n d
days. Given your
to. The input will be
nature, is that a good
s t i m u l a t i n g ,
decision or a bad one?
guaranteed, and the
next step(s) forward 4. T r o u b l e i s
might reveal itself. inevitable, so don't
plan on avoiding it.
3. K n o w y o u r
Strategize on how
nature, and honor
you're going to meet
i t . M o s t
it. If this prospect is w e a k n e s s e s . I n
entrepreneurs are
not exciting and relationship to your
eternal optimists,
doesn't galvanize you start-up idea, are you
a n d t h i s
to be ready to work resourceful enough
predisposition often
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