Week 4 - BUS 110 - Fears

If you pursue your calling with discipline, intentionality, and the help of fellow travelers, what are the chances that your worst case scenario will really happen?

Honestly, I think it's a 50 - 50 chance. I might not come to utter ruin, but failing is definitely possible. There is no way to foresee all possible ways to mess up. Life happens. There could be a death in the family, or a car accident, crippling me, or I could get cancer. You just never know. Even when you think you are doing what you think God wants, He will challenge and try us. It has been my experience, that he has let us try new things and then we get thrown in over our heads and have to change course over and over again.

As you look at your list of fears, what themes emerge? What is at the core of what you really fear? Financial ruin? The judgment or disapproval of others? Physical harm? Endangering the ones you love? Embarrassment?

It seems like what is really at the core of my fears, is starting over. I am starting later in life, once my kids are grown, and I am finally in a position of comfort, financially, and life wise. If I were to lose everything, I would have to learn to be thrifty again and live differently. While this isn't what scares me, having to swallow my pride and depend on others is.

What is the risk of taking no action – not following your calling? How do you plan to deal with fear when it pops up on your entrepreneurial journey?

The risk of not taking action would be the nagging question, "What if?" I really feel that I only need this if something were to happen to my husband and I needed to find a way to provide for my family without him. That in itself is my biggest fear and question, "What would I do if something happened to him?" This question has been on my mind for the last 25 years and I am finally going back to school to ease my conscience.

I will deal with fear, the same way I always have, with God by my side.