It’s abundantly clear to me now that fear, hesitation, and doubt must be managed and at times disregarded entirely. I’ve learned to recognize these thoughts and feelings as indicators that things are moving in the right direction. Many of the choices I’ve had to make to start a business were terrifying and almost debilitating. I realize now that I was assigning negative emotions to events that hadn’t even happened. Once I began to focus on the moment and recognize my emotional programming was attempting to hold me prisoner, I chose to take immediate and deliberate action to move closer to my goals and overcome the fear of failure. Ignoring the mental trigger to quit by pushing forward in spite of fear takes courage. However, when done persistently it’s empowering and real growth is achieved. Grant Cardone says it best, “your emotions will want you to quit, disregard them”. Remember this, F.E.A.R = False Events Appearing Real and indicates that we are moving closer to our goals!