How To Overcome Fear Of Failure In Business: Dare To Be Bad!

How To Overcome Fear Of Failure In Business: Dare To Be Bad!

Whether you’re right at the start of your business, or at a stage where you’re expanding into new areas and disciplines, being fearful of not succeeding can often hold you back or slow you down. Daring to be bad – not Michael Jackson “Bad” – but just plain bad when attempting something new, is how to overcome fear of failure in business…

“It’s just past 8 a.m. in the morning, and boy am I excited! Last night I was watching some stuff and trying to figure a few things out for a webinar that we’re doing. And that dreaded, amazing, bittersweet thing happened to me, where I get an idea in my head and – there we go – I couldn’t sleep!

I had to grab my phone, scribble lots of notes down on this notepad app that I’ve got – and then get it all out of my head. Because I always worry, “What if I fall asleep and I don’t remember this idea!?”

So now I have this notepad app, that I can jot everything into. And it syncs to my gmail and sends me a copy of the notes to my email inbox. That was me last night. Went to try and get an early night in bed. Read for an hour and, lo and behold, I was lying there awake for like three hours or something. But…

Today, I Want To Pose Something To You…

I know most people that listen to or watch The Drive, are in a position where I used to be.

All These Fears And Beliefs In My Mind That Were Holding Me Back

Meaning you’re stuck in this stage, where you’ve been trying and buying tons of products – and you’ve been trying to figure things out for probably years. And yet, nothing seems to be quite working out the way you hoped.

If I look back to me, when I was at that stage, there were a few things that I was constantly told that I needed to do. Like, “Oh, you should get on video.” Or, “You should build an email list.” And many more different things.

And I used to have all these fears and these beliefs in my mind that were holding me back. For example, when it comes down to getting on video I used to think, “Well, I don’t know what to say…

“What if…

…I mess up?”
…people judge me?”
…I say the wrong things?”
…people laugh?”
…I’m no good?”
…I don’t know what to do?”

All those kinds of things. When it comes down to email marketing, I was like, “Why should I build a list, when I’ve got nothing of value to share?” Y’know, “Why would anyone want to listen to me, when there are so many successful people out there, and I’m just a complete and utter failure!?”

I Felt Like An Absolute Failure – And It Was Embarrassing!

That’s how I used to feel. Having tried for years and got nowhere, of course that’s how I felt – like an absolute failure. And it was embarrassing to be honest, deep down. Because I felt like I should have figured things out.

But I want to say something to you that I realise now, about how to overcome fear of failure in business and in life. And I know this is easier me saying this now, because I have figured things out. But at the time – back then when I was pushing myself – I hadn’t. And then I saw big breakthroughs because of it.

I want to say something that I want you to apply, and remember, in all areas. Whether you are in that position I just spoke about, or whether you are further on and advanced – and you’re running a successful business…

I Guarantee There Are Times You Should Be Applying This

And that is, to dare to be bad, right? Dare to be bad.

You’re Never Going To Improve Until The Day You Start

Until you know something thoroughly, the chances of you being even remotely good are slim to none. So if you’ve never done a video, and you don’t know how to do a video, or a Facebook live for example… Dare to be bad.

All the things that you think, or most of the things that you think, are probably going to be true. You’re not going to be any good. You probably will mess up and say some stuff that you didn’t intend to say. And you probably won’t put on the most confident and compelling Facebook Live.

But you’re never going to improve until the day you start. So you need to overcome fear of failure, by daring to be bad.

And when it comes down to moving forwards on some of these things…

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