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What are you scared of THIS year?
By admin | June 24, 2008
Bird flu?
A recession?
Knife Crime?
Being Poor In Your Old Age?
Fifteen or Twenty years ago the list might have included AIDS and the Russians.
I don’t want to get into how much we’re manipulated by the press, even though we are - they choose stories at random then hype them up, terrify us and move on to the next big scare.
But ten years ago (for example) I was scared of all sorts of things. None of which happened I might add.
I didn’t put what little money I had into shares or a pension scheme for some reason - perhaps because of some news story about an impending crash - i can’t remember. Nor did I take the leap into full-time marketing (that came a little later) because I was scared of something else - possibly losing my home if I couldn’t pay the mortgage without a job etc…
Now the other side of the ’scared’ coin is more interesting. Regrets.
I always think that I regret nothing and put it down to experience etc… but in reality and if I’m being honest then I wish I’d done certain things earlier. i certainly wish I’d quit my job years before I actually did, and I wish I started a blog as soon as they appeared.
So now I’m thinking about what’s scaring me now. There’s another recession on the way (so the press says) and it might not be the best time to rent out my house while I sail round the world…..
Or will i look back in another 10 years time, when my hair is gray (unless it’s dyed 
) and think ‘well i should have done it then.
Bit of a reflective post - sorry.
But what are YOU scared of doing RIGHT NOW, and is the worse that could happen any worse than what will happen if you look back in 10 years and you didn’t do it …….?
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June 24th, 2008 at 3:51 pm
Hi Sara,
Fear of failure and perversely fear of success are both emotions I’ve experienced at one point or another. I believe these irrational fears are the biggest obstacles people have to fulfilling their ambitions.
Anyway, I’m about to put it to the test. I’ve handed in my notice and quit my day job on 18th July to become a full-time internet marketer. It’s both scary and exhilarating at the same time!
Cheers…Graham
June 24th, 2008 at 4:48 pm
Spot on Sara.
I always say that if you try something and it goes +%*& up,( a technical term), you can lick your wounds, learn from the experience and move on.
If you’re the type to bother with regrets, it’s the things you didn’t try that you regret the most.
Go for it Graham!
Cheers
Rich
June 26th, 2008 at 10:41 pm
Fears, fears, fears.. I suppose mine is that in ten years I still won’t be doing what I like doing. I do know I don’t want to be doing work that a 20 year old should be doing when I’m almost 60, but I do fear that could be what happensRight now I’m dabbling on eBay, but boy do I want to expand, but right now I am so limitted. I read every day about marketing and know probably more than the average bear about internet marketing, but my resources are almost zilch. I wish I knew what I now know ten years ago.. Will I be saying the same in ten years? We’ll see.
MRA
June 26th, 2008 at 10:42 pm
woops…spelling check fix…same words…
Fears, fears, fears.. I suppose mine is that in ten years I still won’t be doing what I like doing. I do know I don’t want to be doing work that a 20 year old should be doing when I’m almost 60, but I do fear that could be what happens. Right now I’m dabbling on eBay, but boy do I want to expand, but right now I am so limited. I read every day about marketing and know probably more than the average bear about internet marketing, but my resources are almost zilch. I wish I knew what I now know ten years ago.. Will I be saying the same in ten years? We’ll see.
MRA
July 8th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
Well, the old saying is “I’m not scared of nothing but God and snakes! ” Bet you have heard that one Sara. Truth, is I am not scared of snakes, but have the deepest respect for them and I do see the logical reason to be scared of God. There is nothing to be scared of. We have to make “arrangements” in life so now I am arranging to move forward in my writing-marketing career. I know it takes time. Bread and water does not sound like a good diet to me. I think writing is much harder than marketing. In writing the product is not out there. A true writer has to invent his product and them hope for the best. But then again, isn’t that what creatives always have to do if we don’t want to be a shadow?
roadcat
July 8th, 2008 at 2:32 pm
Sorry, made a typical typo goof. I mean I do NOT see the logical reason to be scared of God.
August 26th, 2008 at 5:27 pm
Hello! Am I scared of being poor in my old age? No, I’m already poor in my old age, and once more gearing up to get ‘un-poor’! Time and again, I’ve been tremendously successful at losing my shirt in grand style! Starting over again from scratch when you’re an old geezer with neither assets nor cash can be rather intimidating, too. But, the best way out is still to chuck the past and forge ahead…..with all due caution! I wish all of you (and me!) the very best of luck in overcoming all of our ridiculous little unfounded fears!