I think I have figured it out. The reason I haven’t taken risks is the fear of failure. Everyone has read this concept before, but for me, I would rather live in denial than face my fears. Of course it’s hard to face your fears. It’s uncomfortable. It’s usually easier to just live in denial to tell you the truth. Don’t take the easy way out. I’m in the process of learning to face every one of my fears. There’s some that I’ve been able to face in the past, but now it’s time to face all of them.
Lately I’ve had to take risks just to know what the outcomes would be, even if I end up not succeeding. I have to know what the outcome is, so I don’t have to ask myself twenty years from now if I would’ve made it. Of course this is what conquering your fears brings…RISK.
I am learning to enjoy the risk because the process is what makes us all better.
What is your biggest fear?
I think the fear of failure is one I struggle with a lot. I’ve noticed that I tend to back away from big ideas that I’m afraid won’t ever take off. But, I’m learning – learning to face those fears and trust that God is in control of whether or not they come to pass. He even sometimes squeezes us to the point where it’s a choice between the fear…or living. That’s how I started my marketing business. I needed more income because I didn’t make enough at my part time job. I didn’t care about failure then. I had to try. Now, I’m enjoying the benefits. It was worth the risk.
I think the fear of failure is one I struggle with a lot. I’ve noticed that I tend to back away from big ideas that I’m afraid won’t ever take off. But, I’m learning – learning to face those fears and trust that God is in control of whether or not they come to pass. He even sometimes squeezes us to the point where it’s a choice between the fear…or living. That’s how I started my marketing business. I needed more income because I didn’t make enough at my part time job. I didn’t care about failure then. I had to try. Now, I’m enjoying the benefits. It was worth the risk.
“Studies show” 😉 that the 3 biggest fears of humanity are failure, rejection and abandonment…which makes sense that those three are the “bundle plan”, since I fear that if I fail, my whoever will reject me and I will be alone….which means that when we say that God is enough, we must not really mean it, since He said He would never leave us or forsake us. And since fear paralyzes, that also means we don’t change until the pain of staying the same is greater than the fear of change. BTW, that was a reminder for me and no one else, so no, I was not preaching or meddling…
“Studies show” 😉 that the 3 biggest fears of humanity are failure, rejection and abandonment…which makes sense that those three are the “bundle plan”, since I fear that if I fail, my whoever will reject me and I will be alone….which means that when we say that God is enough, we must not really mean it, since He said He would never leave us or forsake us. And since fear paralyzes, that also means we don’t change until the pain of staying the same is greater than the fear of change. BTW, that was a reminder for me and no one else, so no, I was not preaching or meddling…