Most people would rather live in their current misery than take a chance with the unknown. I think this is why most people never start their own business to pursue their passions.

I went on a caving adventure recently. It was a guided wild tour through a section of Cumberland Caverns in Tennessee. At one point of our 2.5 hour journey the guide shared with us the rules of caving.

  • Always have 3 people with you, 4 people total
  • Always have 3 sources of light
  • Always let someone else know where you are going and when you will be back.

The person who discovered the caves, Aaron Higgenbotham, didn’t follow all the rules and was stuck inside the caves until a rescue party found him 3 days later. I don’t know if you have ever experienced total darkness before, but that is what you get underground when your flashlight goes out.

That got me thinking about the fear that some people face when thinking about starting up their own business, whether in network marketing, a restaurant, or anything else. When you start a business you need to take certain precautions, like the rules of caving. You need to make sure that you have some money to live on until your new business starts making money. If you can start your business while keeping your job for a little while, then that works. That’s what I did.

You also need to know that you have a market. There is nothing worse than starting up a brand new venture and finding out that nobody wants what you have to offer. With the Internet it is easy to prevent this. You can do all the research you need with Google to see if their are people searching for what you plan to offer.

Once you take precautions to cover as much of the risk as you can, then you are ready for the adventure. Never let the fear of the unknown or fear of failure hold you back from accomplishing what you want in your life. In my opinion, the worst kind of failure is to get to old age and have to face the regrets of not having tried.

I’d love to hear your thoughts on this. Leave me a comment below and please share this with your friends and followers on the social networks.

Wayne Woodworth

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