Dear Sue: My job experience over the last twenty-five years has compelled me to think about opening my own business. I have a great business idea, a tremendous amount of knowledge and the resources to get started. Yet for some reason I haven't been able to put it all together. I need to get over this hump so that I can get started on what I'm sure will be a very successful business. Why do you think I am holding back?
- Holding back
Sue Says: My guess is that it is due to fear. Don't get me wrong - I don't mean it in a negative sense, because fear can often work for rather than against a person and prove to be a positive motivator. It may be the fear of change, fear of failure or even fear of success.
You've got twenty-five years of job security and predict- ability. Sure you have what you need to launch your new business idea, but once you do you enter into new, uncharted territory.
No matter how great your idea may be, as with all new business ideas, there is a risk of failure. Some people are motivated by that fear and others are paralyzed by it.
There are so many things to do to begin the process of opening a new business that it may be difficult for you to know where to begin. And you probably realize that once you make the move that there is a chance this new business will consume your life. That can be overwhelming.
Breaking away from friends and coworkers to do something on your own can make you feel isolated from everyone else. As excited as yo...
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