Hey, everybody. Another Hump Day Hustle, where we’re not going to take it anymore. And what we’re not going to take today is, as the headline says, “Fear and restrictions that we put on ourselves that keep us moving forward in our business.” Does this sound familiar? Here’s what I’ve got.
Fear and restrictions that we put on ourselves. I’m going to tell you a quick little story. Back in the day – and by the way, I’m touching on a video I did last week about effort and risk that we need to put out there to get what we’re after. Because we’re not going to get anywhere significant down easy street, it just doesn’t happen. We all know this.
So, speaking about risk, back in the day, I chose to turn my back on me. I realized I was completely unemployable. I’m a good worker. Don’t get me wrong. I tried very hard, and I was highly loyal at the few places I had jobs back in the day. I had an uncle-in-law of mine that spoke a lot of motivating words and said some things that resonated with my soul. He was a businessman.
I started thinking, “Where am I going to be if I stay right where I’m at, where am I going to be in 5, 10, 20 years? Hopefully, all of us ask ourselves that same question because otherwise, if I hadn’t done that, who knows where I would have been. With my mindset, I probably would have been another five or ten jobs under my belt. Who knows?
The point is, I realize that with my mentality, I need to work for myself. I need to build something, and I’m looking for something more than a j-o-b can bring me. I’m definitely not smart enough to go to school and get the kind of education that I need to become an extremely, highly paid worker.
The point is, I had to take some risks, and we all do. If we have a friend that comes to us and puts the bug in our head about a start-at-home business. Build your own ladder; don’t climb somebody else’s. I think I got that from [3:52]. I can’t remember. I read a few of his books. But when I made that decision, yeah, I was scared.
I was scared. I had a family at the time. I’m making decisions that are affecting everybody. Thank God they were slow. I didn’t jump in full throttle and really take some nasty risks. But I had too. What I’m getting at is, we have to exert a little risk if we’re going to seek a reward.
Fear versus Courage: let me read something else to you that I got. Listen closely. “The most amount of money and time that we will ever lose is the amount that we will never make due to lack of action.”A very successful guy named Tim Sales said that. What does that mean? If I had stayed a worker, I’m pretty sure where I would be tapping out salary-wise per year, and that would completely limit my lifestyle.
Whereas, I took some risks, and I learned the things that I needed to know, specialized knowledge, that I didn’t get in school. I guarantee I wouldn’t have gotten it in college, so I saved a ton of money there, and that’s a whole other video. I actually have made a video about college education as opposed to specialized knowledge. Anyway, I digress.
The point is, I learned what I needed to learn, and I did what I needed to do, and I consulted with the right people that were getting what I wanted in that sector that I was interested in at the time, and I ran a little gambit. And I’ll get into that in another video, as well. The point is, yeah, I was scared to death.
Fear – going into battle with courage is not – I don’t remember who said this. I think there are several versions, but going into battle, business, relationships, whatever, that courage is not the absence of fear, but it’s going in, in spite of the fear. Personally, I hate being fearful of stuff. There’s some stuff, logically, yeah, I’ll be fearful of the rest of my life, but I’m okay with that because there are certain things that I could do without or whatever, logically speaking.
In the life that I’m trying to build for my family and myself, I had to blast through that. If any of you guys can relate, please say so in the comments below. Say hi, too, from where you’re coming from, as well if you don’t mind. That’s my point. That’s my point. Most of you guys that are watching this video are either thinking about starting a home business or have started a home business.
Those fears that are holding you back, I encourage you to try to press through those because if you don’t – you know, if we’re on our deathbed, how many regrets are we going to have, hopefully, as few as possible. I don’t think any of us will ever have zero. Hopefully, so, but just try to push through that. Try to push through those fears.
Seek somebody or a group that is doing what you’re wanting to do, get where you’re trying to get to, and make calculated risks. I’m not saying go roll the dice or gamble. If you have a little nest egg, and you could put that toward your small business to advance. I’m not saying go into it blindly. For example, these shows on TV, they’re fixing up these houses. Yeah, I’ve done all that too. I made a bunch of money, and I’ve lost a ton of money. I’ve run that gambit.
I learned a lot and realized there are a lot of moving parts to that. I’ve been a contractor, as well – the same thing. My point in saying that is, you get these people, and I’m sure a lot of it is just for entertainment purposes, but they’re buying houses either just with a roll of the dice thinking they’re going to make money, thinking that they know what they’re doing. Or they’re getting advice from somebody that is just trying to profit off of them.
I say all of that to say this: what I personally do before I make a decision, I consult certain people within my realm, and, of course, my wife, as well. You know what? I’m getting better at that. I’ve been bad about making decisions, but I think she’ll attest that I try to get better, including her in big decisions.
I always make a pros and cons sheet. I put the pros of whatever I’m looking for as a result of the risks that I’m thinking about taking, and then I do the cons. Then I weigh it out. I don’t go into anything half-cocked. You’ve got to do it quickly, obviously, in business. You’ve got to be a pretty quick decision-maker.
All of that to say this: risk a little bit to gain a little bit more than what you’re getting right now. Push through those risks, push through those fears that are holding you back, consult with – that’s what we’re here for too. Ask some questions. We’re trying to build a group here of like-minded home business builders that we can build off of each other, and there’s other knowledge out there as well.
I encourage you, if you desire success in your home business, put the gloves on, and get in there. Okay? We’re here for you, as well. Reach out. We’ve got a free gift, too, we’d like to give you when you reach out and chat with us about whatever. It doesn’t matter. We’re here to pump some value.
I was excited to share this today, and I’ve got a great video that I’ll do. Take care of yourself. Again, Happy Hump Day. This is Danny with DannyandLeta.com. Get out there and kill it, and I look forward to seeing your guys again soon. Reach out and love somebody. Take care now. Bye.
Again, don’t take it. Don’t take it anymore. God bless y’all. Take care. Love you. Bye.