Fear Vs. Anxiety
(from The Big Moo, compiled by Seth Godin)
Quick! There’s an enraged tiger loose in the office. Run!
Can you feel yourself running as fast as you possibly can?
heart pounding, taking the corners at top speed, slipping
on the carpet, knocking over the water-cooler?
That’s fear, fear is a good thing.
Fear saves our lives in the jungle, in the streets, and even at thedoctor’s office. Fear is one of the most useful emotions you’ve got.
Anxiety, on the other hand, is a killer. Anxiety is the false fear thatcorrupts your life. Anxiety is what happens when you imagine
possible negative outcomes instead of embracing the reality of right
now.
Anxiety is also the reason that organizations over-study opportunities -and then hesitate to take action until it’s too late.
Make a list of the last fifteen things you and your peers were anxious
about. how many of them actually occurred? If you had ignored thatanxiety, wouldn’t things have gone a lot more smoothly?
When starting a new business online, creating your own products or looking to make your millions on the Internet think about this little story. Think about whether you are coming from a place of fear or anxiety. Pushing your comfort zone will be something you do on an almost daily basis when you are starting your online business. Don’t let anxiety slow you down or worse, stop you. Have you heard the expression “paralysis by analysis?” Things don’t need to be perfect! They need to be done, if you don’t finish you won’t ever get your site, product, newsletter, etc. out there in front of people. And I’m willing to bet, whatever you are working on, people want to see it, read it, learn it or buy it… So don’t fall into anxiety and get going.. you can do it!
