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Finding the courage to fight crippling fear

MY TIP FOR entrepreneurs is: Befriend fear. It may sound ridiculous on the surface of it, but those of you in business will immediately relate with the sentiment.

Fear is a constant companion in the entrepreneurial journey. You’re afraid of failure, proving right the people who doubted your idea, taking a risk that sinks you, letting a great opportunity pass you by, and the list goes on. And by the way, success does not stop the fear; in my experience, it magnifies it.

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