Daily Entry
I listened to The Diary of a CEO with Steven Bartlett episode called "Extended Moment: Guy Raz: Why 99% of Businesses Fail..."
My takeaway:
Dangerous vs Scary
I am scared. I am terrified. Of throwing my life into the path unknown. Of being potentially seen by millions of people as a failure, as someone who is lacking, boring, ridiculous. Of being seen and judged by people who know me already.
But what is more dangerous? One day I will wake up at the age of 60 and I will regret for not having tried. That is the most dangerous. That risk of missed opportunities is far greater than any fear that I have.
"NO" is the default.
Statistically, the financial freedom that I am aiming for is given to only 0.01% of the population. I will get rejected 99.9% of the times. If I were a member of Mormon who went around the world knocking on a stranger's door 10,000 times, the door is going to slam on my face 9,999 times. That is, if I visit 5 houses per hour, and spent 8 hours a day every single day, that is 250 days of knocking on 40 different doors per day and hearing 'NO'.
My ego and pride will be challenged. My dignity will be challenged. My self-worth will be challenged. But it doesn't matter. Because that one door out of 10000 will open, and that is all I will ever need. Until I open that door, everyone will throw their opinions at me, questioning my approach, giving their advice in million different directions.
I should know what I want. I should know what I am doing. I should believe in myself when no one does, because no one knows my life and my potentials better than I do. The only advice I should follow is my true voice, coming from within.