When moving your business forward is hindered by fear, do you:
A. pack up shop and “get a job”
B. close your door and get lost in pints of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream and fantasize about what could have been
C. reach out for help, support, and an objective eye

Mike McDerment of FreshBooks relays a beautiful description of Fear’s insidious power over us by Yann Martel from the Life of Pi. Check it out here.

Sometimes it helps to remember you aren’t the first person to quiver in the presence of the unknown. Back in college as a Classics major we read myths, comedies, and dramas about heros and would-be heros.

I like Wikipedia’s direction of the hero in ancient literature:

From the Greek cognate ἣρως, in mythology and folklore, a hero (male) or heroine (female) is an eminent character archetype that quintessentially embodies key traits exalted in the originating culture…A hero usually fulfills the definitions of what is considered good and noble in the originating culture.

Heros often had help from Gods and Goddesses… Today we, as individuals, have inherent support by the ideals embodied by the Gods, Goddesses, Spirits, etc: Truth, Love, Hope…

But sometimes that just ain’t enough. Sometimes we need our mortal friends to channel some of that good perspective our way. And it just so happens that Heart of Business’s Mark Silver sent out an article today via ezine called: Why your business needs a peer-led MasterMind.

Let your Mastermind colleagues step in when you feel plagued by doubt. And remember to come back to what you hold True for that is the arch-nemesis of Fear. (I’m not able to find the crediting source for this quote.)

“Fear knocked at the door. Faith answered, and no one was there.”