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Originally Posted by Steve Pavlina  You sound like Suze Orman. 
The courage aspect is important if you focus on the acquisition side (earn money, build reputation, etc), but I don't think it's as important on the value creation side. On the value side, I think compassion and caring are more important values. Courage is still necessary, but I think if you open your heart and connect with the well-being of others, you'll get a lot more mileage out of it. The real wealth you build isn't about an account balance. It's the collective impact of all the value you've contributed. |
You don't think that it takes courage to go against the grain and run a blog instead of having a "normal job"? You don't think it takes courage to post your thoughts online?
What you have done, my friend, takes a high level of self esteem and courage that a lot of people don't have yet. Think back to when you were first starting your blog, or when Erin was starting hers. Do you not remember the fears and self-doubts that were running through your head as you embarked on this adventure?
Every single person I know who has built wealth has had to work on facing their fears and has had to "go against the grain" of the "herd". Whether it be leaving their "secure job" to start a business, or quitting school to go to work, or doing something they love that brings more value to the world instead of doing what everyone tells them they are "good at".
I was speaking to a friend earlier this year and I asked her why she doesn't have a website for her coaching business yet. She told me all about these technical issues about this and that which needed to be taken care of etc. I listened, and then I asked her if she was scared to publish her thoughts online. After a brief conversation, she admitted that was the real issue not anything technical. It took her months and months to finally accept herself as worthy to be "out there" in the public eye and just recently she launched her website.
If you don't think that people have fears about this stuff and if you didn't have fears about this stuff, you might be suffering from memory loss.