Week Four Post

The moral objective is going past the limits and breaking through the barriers to become better and reach higher. The stories help us to relate and see the character in ourselves. We need to see the regular person achieve greatness. We can connect to the story because it is the human story line.

"If you can muster the drive, courage and confidence to get back up and try again, you will not be defined by the obstacles; you'll be defined as one who overcame them."


Deconstructing Your Fears

Your Fear
Strategy to Mitigate Risk
Way Back to the Status Quo
1.

I will hate my career choice and I will be stuck.

 Work as an intern to decide if it is the career for me.
Take a class or two in the field of counseling to determine if it is truly my interest.

I will still have my bachelor’s and Master’s Degree so I will never be stuck. Getting this education and experience can only open doors for me. If I hate being a school counselor I can find other ways to use my degree.
2.

I won’t be able to connect with the students whom I plan to council.
Try working on a project with teenagers to see if I can connect.

Research teens on social media to understand them.

 Ask them to help me understand their lives so I can connect with them.

Show the students I love them and will be here even if I don’t understand what they are going through.
3.

My book will be a failure.

 Do my research to make sure the book is good.

Find a good editor that will help me be successful.
Take writing classes to ensure success.

 Start writing a new book.

Try and think of the failed book as a steppingstone to a better book.

Learn from what went wrong and change what is needed.
4.

I’ll always have to depend on my husband’s income.


Get my degree so I have opportunities.

Take side jobs so that I can have my own income even if it isn’t enough to provide me with my dreams.

Network to find jobs that pay will and fit in my schedule.

Get creative and think outside the box for ways to earn additional income.
Any others?






1.  If you pursue your calling with discipline, intentionality, and the help of fellow travelers, what are the chances that your worst case scenario will really happen? 
If I use discipline and intention and the help of others, the chances of my worst case scenario coming true are actually pretty minimal. I will have mentors and my education to help me along the way. 
2.  As you look at your list of fears, what themes emerge? What is at the core of what you really fear? Financial ruin? The judgment or disapproval of others? Physical harm? Endangering the ones you love? Embarrassment?
The themes that emerge for me is that I will have the disapproval of others and that I will be embarrassed. I am not worried about endangering the ones I love or fear of financial ruin. Fear of being embarrassed or disapproved is somewhat petty and unimportant. I need to remember the journey is just as important as the finish line. 
3.  What is the risk of taking no action – not following your calling? How do you plan to deal with fear when it pops up on your entrepreneurial journey? 
The risk of taking no action could mean I would miss out on my calling. Maybe there are people out there who need my help and I would be depriving them of it. I love Sandefers idea of having a poem or saying in mind for when fear pops in. I love Psalms 23. Maybe I will use it as my phrase.

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