If you’re wondering whether to try your own business and if you are afraid of instability and risking the unknown and you do not know whether you should take a chance, ask yourself what you were afraid of 15 years ago, 10 years ago and 5 years ago.
Have you ever wondered what you were afraid of 15 years ago? I was 14 years old and in the first form of Junior High. This was the first year after the reforms and no one knew whether the new level of education, thrown between primary and secondary schools, made any sense and would be a success. It was like being in an experiment. I was afraid of long distance provincial running competitions, which the school entered me in, because unfortunately I was one of the fastest over 1,000 meters cross-country. I was afraid that my friends would not rule me out for the fact that I did not smoke cigarettes. I was afraid of my female physics teacher who prepared me for school competitions. Have you ever wondered what you were afraid 10 years ago? When I was 19 years old I was terribly afraid that I would not pass my driving test first time round, and that would be a shameful because my friends did. I was afraid that I would not get a place at SGH (school of economics) which was my dream. I was afraid of my maths teacher who made no secret of his “delicate” resentment towards me. Have you ever wondered what you were afraid of 5 years ago? When I was 24 years old I was afraid … that I would not defend my master’s degree at the School of Economics and that I would get a tough macroeconomics question. I was afraid that I would not get a loan for the apartment which I’d planned to buy and deposited a sizable down payment for. Finally, I was afraid that as a result of changes taking place in the large newspaper publishing house where I was working then, someone could thank me and oust me from my job. But what about the bank loan and the installment for the car?
And what then? In the cross country competition we won the provincial competition. At parties, as one of the few, I never heard from the girl that I felt like I was kissing an ashtray. I was awarded the top award in physics which gave me access to the best school in the region. I passed my driving test first time. I got into the SGH from a high position. I asked the maths teacher to give me a standard pass because the mark would be irrelevant and so it did not matter in the recruitment. I have a master’s degree from the School of Economics, I graduated from two faculties. Thanks to changes in interest rates the housing loan installment has been declining steadily every six months, making it a great investment. Nobody has ever fired me from work. I resigned from the job on my own accord. I said my farewells two and a half years ago and went to work on a commission based system with no competition bans allowing me to develop my own company which deals with the wider marketing, sales and coordination of special projects, publishing and business consulting.
Today I’m not afraid. I see that it was not worth it. I learned that the problems of everyday life seem scary just today. In retrospect, the majority of them make you laugh. I have no guaranteed incomes flowing into my account each 10th day of the month, but I feel free. I know that my fate is in my hands only. I know that I’m not 100% dependent on anyone, and based on the last 5, 10 and 15 years, I see that I can always manage! So if you are wondering whether to try your own business, if you are afraid of loss of stability for the unknown, if you do not know whether you should take a chance … just ask yourself what you were afraid of 15 years ago, 10 years ago, and 5 years ago. Look at the place where you are today. What was the point of being afraid? Think – have you ever dared to chat up a beautiful girl at a party at a club and today she is your girlfriend or wife? Maybe someday you put everything on one card and it paid off. Do not hesitate any longer! Act! Try jumping into deep water. It will be rosy and surely there is someone who wants to pull you into the deep, and hang a boulder around your neck. But if you are strong, persistent and determined, you will sail out and you can handle it. You will gain freedom, independence and you can create your future alone. You’ll never be afraid again.
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