Tag Archives: fear

Quashing My Rebellion

Ouch. A few weeks ago I took Sally Hogshead's Fascination Assessment. My two triggers were passion and rebellion—the Catalyst. This morning, in their resignation email, a member of an online group I chair made some painful personal attacks, including the … Continue reading →

When Are You Like the Fish in the Pot?

And our fish came down, too. He fell into a pot! He said, "Do I like this?" Oh, no! I do not. This is not a good game," Said our fish as he lit. "No, I do not like it, … Continue reading →

I Might Not Be Good Enough

In Hits or Niches Rick and I talk about how some artists have the right combination of passion, persistence, environment and ability to become a Hit. (Anyone who creates something remarkable is an artist, even if it's a business.)

Expectations Don't Ship

The road to failure is rocky. Expectations can smooth it right out. Expectations can, in fact, transcend time and space and get you to failure at the speed of thought.

Triangle Tool #2: Erasing Fear with a Flashlight

I wrote three blog posts about conquering fear by looking it in the face, knowing what it was, instead of giving in to our instinctive reaction to look the other way (or just shut our eyes.) Wouldn't it be great … Continue reading →

You'll Feel Like Giving Up (Only Moreso)

Once in a while someone will warn an aspiring entrepreneur that "you'll feel like giving up." That's a bit like describing drowning as "you'll have trouble breathing."

Stage 3: Chaos (6 Stages of Business Growth)

As any gardener or parent will tell you, growing things are rarely tidy. If you've served your network well in Stage 1 and emerged from invisibility, then given your growth the fuel it needs in Stage 2, you get to … Continue reading →

What I Wish I Knew Before I Became an Entrepreneur

I just stumbled across these notes from a mastermind session at the Sacramento Speakers Meetup and thought I'd just post them raw. Which ones mean the most to you? Why?

The Opposite of Fear

I've been involved in another project for about year: The Opposite of Fear. A group of us discussing various perspectives on our own opposite. Occurred to me a few days about that my opposite of fear is why. Courage is … Continue reading →

Getting Your Book Out of the "Someday" Box by Finding Why

The greatest challenge to getting your book out of the "someday" box isn't writing, it's starting. It helps if you spend some time finding why; if you clearly establish your real reason for writing a business book.