Fear for Entrepreneurs

I have used this clip at MANY live events over MANY years. It is not new to me. The personification of fear in this clip is powerful. The wisdom of this father, incredible.

I know today… many may ASSume what I am referring to, so before I quote the old man, let me make my intentions known.

If you assume I am talking about COVID-19,

and fear of this new virus has infected your soul,

and impeded your purpose,

I’m talking about COVID-19.

If you assume I am talking about Trump and the right,

OR if you assume I am talking about Biden and the left,

if fear of these people or parties has infected your soul,

and impeded your purpose,

I’m talking about Trump… and Biden.

If you assume I’m talking about the fear of failure or the fear of being alone or the fear of government or the fear of tyranny OR the fear of freedom … If these FEARS of have infected your soul, and impeded your purpose then I am taking about THESE FEARS TOO.

The thing is, I know many will argue that FEAR has its place. Perhaps this is true, although I have begun to feel differently in my gut.

My God says “Do not fear.”

But, they will argue,

“FEAR helps to keep us safe.”

Perhaps.

Although safety is never my primary goal.

Maybe because absolute safety exists in ONLY one place:

the grave.

Don’t get me wrong.

I am not in a rush to get there,

But I am not afraid to die either.

So, safety sort of has no real allure,

to me.

So I have begun to feel that FEAR has NO place

at least for me.

But, AWARENESS has a place.

I am AWARE of things.

For one EASY example: There is a REASON I began steadily decreasing my dependence on and investment in social media in the past several months. There is a REASON I do EVERYTHING I do. I am an extremely deliberate human, although I realize I do not always appear to be so.

I sense things powerfully… undeniably… and I ALWAYS trust my gut. And then take aligned action. I urge you to do the same.

To see,

to hear,

and then…

to think &

to act.

2021 will require MORE of us,

and it will usher in opportunities

unparalleled opportunities

for us to BECOME more,

for us to CREATE deliberately,

for us to RISE above.

And I choose to believe that the best is yet to come.

WhY?

Many reasons.

But two primary ones:

1) I know the One who laid the foundations of the earth, named the stars and told the oceans when they could go no further. The waves and wind STILL know His name.

And

2) REGARDLESS of anything else going on… pandemics, politics, WHATEVER… OUR world is one of cause and effect. STILL. This should IMMEDiATELY inspire those willing to take control of their own destiny. (That’s us, by the way, entrepreneur… you and me. Don’t EVER forget the role you assumed when you signed up to be your own boss.)

So, yep… we’re 9 days in to 2021.

Things are ONLY NOW starting to get bumpy.

Surely, you feel it too???

This old man’s words ring truer and truer with each passing day!

“fear.

Deep rotting fear

they were INFECTED by it

Fear is a sickness

it will crawl into the soul of anyone who engages it.

It has tainted your peace already.

I did not raise you to see you live with fear

Strike it from your heart.”