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Are You Scared to Come Out of the Closet?

July 30, 2007

Are You Scared to Come Out of the Closet? (Photo Copyright by Lee Hinshaw use without permission prohibited, see Footer for Link)Are you scared to think of something bazaar, original, or unique? Fear keeps us from trying and if we don't try, we don't have any chance whatsoever of succeeding. The failure of never trying is a much greater failure than the failure of trying and failing. In fact, in the act of trying and failing you've learned something and your next attempt or endeavor will have a higher probability of success.

In Zero Limits, Dr. Joe Vitale says that he was afraid to publish his best selling book The Attractor Factor because of what people would think of his spiritual message. A friend who had previously read the manuscript let the cat out of the bag so to speak and told a room full of seminar goers about it. The rest is history. Joe's sold a boat load of The Attractor Factor books and there's possibly a movie going to be made about it.

Look at some common businesses and products and think of how they would have been perceived a few years before they were introduced. Take a new business in California called FlexPetz. FlexPetz rents dogs. Yep - I said they RENT DOGS! Now that's not something I would have EVER thought of. And if I did think of, I would have expected to be laughed at. But, it will probably be a huge success. What's important here is that Marlena Cervantes was not afraid to start the company. She wasn't afraid of what people would say or think. She didn't let fear stop her. By the way, she prefers to think of it as a time share dog ownership rather than a rent-a-dog service.

FlexPetz fills a need that many, ok most, people would never have seen. Similar to pet day care, it's a little outside the realm of the average guy on the street. However, there's a need for it, and money to be made providing it.

Bill Gates and Steven Jobs changed the world. What if they'd been scared to try? Are your (and my) ideas any less valid? No.

Take the Wright Brothers story for example. They changed the world too. This could be a Larry the Cable Guy story. Two bicycle makers trying to fly! "We was just sitting around one day and after a few beers Orville said 'hey Wilbur, let's take one of them gliders we built and strap an engine on it and see what happens... I'll even let you take the first ride.'". Actually, the Wright Brothers were very scientific and their success was the result of continuous effort, research, knowledge, and never, ever giving up. But, think of what a preposterous idea building a flying machine was to the average person in 1903. The Wright Brothers were not afraid to try. Look at the airplane and aviation industry today and think about how silly those two bicycle makers must have looked to some out there on the sands at Kitty Hawk, NC in the early 1900's. Doesn't look too silly a little over a hundred years later does it?

Don't be afraid to come out of the closet and show the world your ideas!

Sincerely,
Fred Black

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  1.  

    Great post Fred.

    So many people either go broke or stay broke, simply because they are afraid of "what might happen" if they take action and fail.

    They are so afraid of what MIGHT happen that they lose sight of what WILL happen if they don't take action. (Which is NOTHING!)

    And I of course love the Wright Bros reference...

    Do you know who the first person to say, "If God had meant man to fly he would have given us wings?"

    It was Reverend Wright... Orville and Wilbur's father...

    Eric

    Posted by Eric Graham on July 30, 2007 7:38 PM

  2.  
    From Fred...

    Thanks Eric!
    Great to have you stop by. If you've never visited the Wright Brothers Memorial at Kitty Hawk, you should make a point of getting there someday. You'll enjoy it.
    Fred

    Posted by Fred Black on July 30, 2007 9:34 PM

  3.  

    Fred,

    Yep. The Memorial at Kitty Hawk is fantastic. I actually made it there in 2003 for the Centennial of Flight celebration.

    Eric

    Posted by Eric Graham on July 31, 2007 11:02 AM

  4.  

    Great motivational thinking! I am a fan of Marianne Williamson's words along those same lines in "A Return To Love":

    Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure arouund us.

    Posted by Jeri on August 1, 2007 1:08 PM

  5.  

    Hi

    Dr Joe Vitale did the Foreword to my book "The Titus Concept Money For My Best and Highest Good" and Dr Hew Len also endorsed it.

    They are both simply great individuals!
    With Joe Vitale's talents and Dr Len's insights their new book "Zero Limits" is an amazing book!!

    Al Diaz
    www.thetitusconcept.com

    Posted by Al Diaz on August 2, 2007 1:01 AM

  6.  

    Great article. If I had let fear of failure stop me, my blog wouldn't exist. A friend pushed me to do and then gave me the technical knowledge to do it.

    Posted by Patricia - Spiritual Journey Of A Lightworker on August 9, 2007 1:20 AM

  7.  
    From Fred...

    Patricia & Jeri - thank you for your kind words! Glad to have you stop by! You both make good points with your comments.
    Fred

    Posted by Fred Black on August 9, 2007 9:37 AM

 


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