Life is too short to spend your time avoiding failure. ― Michael Bloomberg
Last year I played it way too safe. How about you?
In this New Year, let’s not be afraid to dive into the deep end and learn as we go!! This adventure is so much more fun when others are there to support and dive in with you too! 😉
Growth demands a temporary surrender of security. — Gail Sheehy
In your digital business, or any other aspect of your life, if you want to experience significant growth, you’ll need to be able to take risks and embrace vulnerability.
It’s so easy to play it safe and be comfortable. The real challenge is letting go of so-called security and finding out what you’re really made of.
Let’s be clear: buying and building a profitable online business is not the easiest path available for you.
If you’re looking for a false sense of security and comfort, get a job. In most cases, with a job you’ll also be trading your time for money.
If you’re looking to be in control of your time and to have the potential to make more money than you would if you were working for someone else, then owning an online business is one challenging path to take.
If you’re goal is to own a profitable online business, then let’s connect!
I’ll be sharing increasingly more of juicy tips and lessons I’ve been coming across as I’m gearing up to acquire a portfolio of online business.
Robert Frost shared this idea so well in his work, The Road Not Taken:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.
“I never worry about action, but only about inaction”
― Sir Winston Churchill
The worst thing about worrying is that it can paralyze you from taking any action at all.
At my current job, a few folks that I work with know that my primary objective is to purchase my first profitable online business.
These same co-workers have dreamed about owning their own business too, but have allowed their worries to prevent them from doing anything about it. Their worrisome thoughts have effectively stopped them from thinking about the positive possibilities of owning a business.
Don’t allow worrisome thoughts to paralyze you. Worry can be helpful when you use it as a motivation to take action.
From Dale Carnegie’s book, How to Stop Worrying and Start Living, here are 4 steps you can take right now to overcome worry.
1⃣ Get all the facts.
2⃣ Weigh all the facts — then come to a decision.
3⃣ Once a decision is reached, take action!
4⃣ Write out and answer the following questions:
a. What is the problem?
b. What are the causes of the problem?
c. What are the possible solutions?
d. What is the best possible solution?
Worry is a mental enemy that can be defeated. Continue to make moves towards buying/building your online business and worry will won’t stand a chance!
Do you spend time worrying about things that haven’t happened (and most likely won’t), or do you believe YOU have the ability to significantly influence your own results.
When we worry, we direct our attention towards negative outcomes. This can be fine, as long as you remain aware and choose not to linger with these negative feelings. To properly handle worrisome thoughts, you need to be able to recognize them.
Recognition is not enough.
Once recognized, it’s essential that you take action in the presence of worry. Any positive action forward will help build your momentum.
To be a Warrior over your worries, you need to find a way to see “worry” as a challenge. Worry is your mental enemy, attempting to launch its attack from inside your mind.
As a Warrior, you possess the power to master your mind; you can direct your thoughts towards your desired outcomes. Your thoughts will drive your actions through, and past worry.
Worry is helpless against your consistent and committed dream-building actions. It fears that you will discover that freedom from worry can be just a few steps ahead of you.
So are you a worrier, or a Warrior?
Be sure to tag your fellow warriors and those that may need a gentle reminder. Know this: by uplifting those around you, you end up elevating yourself. 💪