W04 Reflection

 After finishing the assignment about the worst-case scenario, I've concluded that the odds of the worst-case scenario happening is lower than I originally thought.  Although it could still happen, it's not as risky as I thought it was.  In fact, I think it would be risky if I didn't do it.  As I look at the theme of what I fear, it seems to me that I fear scenarios that don't even currently exist.  It feels a little silly to me that I fear something that can't even happen unless certain events take place.  That thing that I fear is embarrassment.  It's not tangible, and that is why it feels ridiculous.  What I should fear is not taking action.  I remember watching a video about a survery that some studies did on people that were on their death bed.  They were asked what their biggest regret was.  When they compared at the results, they were shocked.  An overwhelming majority of the responses were made up of regretting things that they didn't do, instead of thing that they DID do.  In other words, they regretted more not taking action than taking action.  I think that's the biggest risk that we can take: not taking action.  I plan on dealing with fear on my entrepreneurial journey by reminding myself about what I should fear more.  I should fear not fulfilling my dreams and living a mediocre life, not what would happen if I don't end up fulfilling my dreams.  In conclusion, I am very grateful for what we learned about this week.  I was able to open my eyes and realize that we only have one shot at life, and it is up to us to capitalize on it or not.  Actions speak louder than words, and our dreams will only stay dreams until we actually take action and do what we say we are going to do.

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