065: How to Work With Fear in Your Business

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065: How to Work With Fear in Your Business

When does fear show up in your business? Did you turn away from it or lean into the fear, curious to discover what lies beyond it?

As entrepreneurs, we get to handle fear differently than most people. We have the opportunity to take more risks, invite change into our lives, and lean into uncertainties that others might avoid. So when that fear creeps in, you must learn to accept it, work through it, and trust your intuition.

In this episode, I’m diving into the relationship between fear and entrepreneurship, and I’m sharing how I learned to work with fear. You’ll learn why fear isn’t always a sign to stop moving forward and when to take it as a message to keep going. Plus, I’m discussing how entrepreneurs handle fear and risk differently than others.

What you’ll find in this episode:

  • How our early childhood experiences can shape our relationship with fear

  • What your fear might be blocking you from doing, experiencing, or receiving

  • Navigating fear and taking risks as an entrepreneur

  • How to work through your fear and discern how it’s different than intuition

  • Identifying your default patterns and “set point” in relation to fear

  • How to stop taking on the fears of others as your own

Quotes:

“I think it's really important to understand, to untangle, and to explore your own story around fear.” - Alyssa

“That doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a message to [stay the same]. It means that you could choose to lean into the fear and make the unfamiliar more familiar.” - Alyssa

“In my experience, fear often signals moving into new territory or a new level of growth, especially for entrepreneurs.” - Alyssa

“What is another feeling that is traveling alongside fear for you? Is it anticipation, excitement, happiness, certainty, peace? Just play with those feelings. See what it’s like to hold both of them at once.” - Alyssa

“You don’t have to fear what others fear. You are your own sovereign being. You’re also an entrepreneur, and you are going to see and interact with life, money, people, opportunities, and your career differently than others.” - Alyssa

“You don't have to feel fear when others around you feel fear.” - Alyssa

MINDSET, SHADOW WORKAlyssa Adams