Fears vs. Risks

We all have fears.  There are those fears that everyone has, like spiders, snakes, heights, that sort of thing.  But I don’t want to talk about those kinds of fears.  I want to talk about the deep down fears, the ones you don’t tell just anyone.  Now you yourself may not even know what your biggest fear is in your heart, but everyone has one even if they don’t want to admit it.  It could be about losing your job or your business failing and not being able to support your family, or it could be about hurting or losing the one you love.

Whatever the fear is, it is the type of thing you don’t tell just anyone.  It is the type of thing that when you lay down at night, you just think about it, you just worry about it and can’t let it go.  At the same time, you don’t want to be that person that does everything to avoid letting that happen, that person that never does anything because they are so fearful.

Being fearful is learning to take risks.  I’m not talking about risks like jumping off buildings or swimming with sharks, but not letting your fear run your life.  If you want to start a small business and have the means to do so, do it.  If you don’t take the risks and instead let the fears run your life, you will always have regrets.

Similar to fears, regrets can keep you up at night.  They can make you ponder everything you did that day or maybe even longer.  Regrets are able to make you question your every action and word, and maybe even yourself as a person.  They can be just as haunting as your worst fear, but then again, many times your biggest fear goes hand-in-hand with your biggest regret.

Say you have always dreamed of starting your own business.  Most likely, the starting of a business will take everything spare penny you have.  You will fear having your business fail and not being able to support your family, but does that mean you shouldn’t do it?  Most likely if the opportunity came up and you didn’t take it, you would regret it.  You would be left always wondering, what if?  We, as humans, need to learn to balance our fears and risks, in order to eliminate the regrets and what ifs.  I say, if you have a dream, take the risk.

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