Are You A Scaredy Cat?

Published: Tue, 04/08/14

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Today's Quote
"Courage is being scared to death... and saddling up anyway"
John Wayne


Its Tuesday 
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Check yourself right now...Are you afraid or courageous?

When we work with entrepreneurs, the two key characteristics that we look for are risk tolerance and courage. 


In my experience as an entrepreneur and business coach, I found that the most important decisions tested my courage far more than my intelligence.



The right decision is often obvious, but the pressure to make the wrong decision can be overwhelming. 


It starts with small things.



When making the right choice requires intelligence and courage sometimes the decision itself is rather complicated which makes the courage challenge even more difficult. 


Entrepreneurs possess a different set of data, knowledge and perspective than anybody else. Frequently, there are others more experienced and more intelligent than you. 


Yet, the only reason the entrepreneur can make a better decision is her courage to stand for what she believes in and go for it despite what others think.



To make matters worse, when an entrepreneur faces a particularly difficult decision,she may have only a slight preference for one choice over another-and wants to turn to a friend, family or colleague to help her make the best decision. 


The one she is turning to is not an entrepreneur and has never taken risks or stood out of the crowd.



What do you think happens?



The entrepreneur is now is a worse off place than she was from the start because her "friend" has a low risk tolerance and advises her unstoppable courage to play it safe and not take as big of a risk because it may end in failure.



Her courage will be severely tested. 



How can she move forward when she is not even sure if the she is making the right decision and everyone is against her? If she's wrong, she will have been wrong in the face of advice from her advisors. 



If she is right, will anybody even know?


This topic came up today and I got "BLOGGY WITH IT"
=> http://unstoppablefamily.com/courage-vs-fear


I remember 9 years ago when I made the decision to quit my job and start working online.


My husband, my friends, my family and even those I didn't ask told me I was crazy and irresponsible.   


I was stuck in a whirlwind of other people's advice and fears.  


How did I overcome the fears and push through?


I talk about it on my blog.  

=>http://unstoppablefamily.com/courage-vs-fear/


You will NEVER be absent of FEAR, but you can overcome it. 


Have an UNSTOPPABLE Day.    

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