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129: You Can Either Live Your Dreams or Live Your Fears
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Fear is the silent dream-killer that prevents most millennial entrepreneurs from reaching their potential. What would your business look like if you could overcome the psychological barriers holding you back?
The Ideal Millennial Entrepreneur Podcast tackles this critical question head-on by featuring wisdom from motivational legend Les Brown, who reminds us we can "either live our dreams or live our fears." This episode dives deep into the entrepreneurial mindset needed to weather the inevitable financial storms—those months when you make great money followed by periods when you make absolutely nothing.
Through powerful storytelling, Les Brown shares his famous "bulldog with no teeth" parable, demonstrating how most entrepreneurs run from challenges that appear more threatening than they actually are. These false fears (or as Brown puts it, "False Evidence Appearing Real") create self-imposed limitations that keep talented millennials from building the businesses they deserve.
The episode provides actionable strategies for confronting entrepreneurial anxiety: acknowledging your fears rather than denying them, embracing rather than resisting what scares you, visualizing yourself successfully handling frightening situations, and accepting fear as a normal fact rather than a controlling force. Each technique builds upon the central truth that entrepreneurship will never be easy—but the discomfort of facing your fears is always preferable to the regret of abandoning your dreams.
Whether you're just starting your entrepreneurial journey or hitting obstacles along the way, this mindset-focused episode delivers the psychological tools needed to persist when others quit. Subscribe to the Ideal Millennial Entrepreneur Podcast for weekly financial tips, income strategies, and mindset development to help you thrive as a millennial business owner.
Please rate and review the podcast if you really enjoy this content and leave a 5 star rating.
Video Podcast: https://youtu.be/fpLTKRA1ToQ?si=kVdSkgvD0CCPITu4
This podcast is sponsored by Starvelle Talent Group. Our goal is to help the culture build Wealth Assets Prosperity. We appreciate you taking the time to listen to this episode and share the content if you find value.
Chapters
1. Introducing Ideal Millennial Entrepreneur Podcast (00:00:00)
2. Mindset for Entrepreneurial Peaks and Valleys (00:01:44)
3. Les Brown on Confronting Your Fears (00:04:18)
4. The Bulldog with No Teeth Lesson (00:07:18)
5. Visualizing Success Despite Your Fears (00:12:00)
6. Accepting Life's Challenges and Moving Forward (00:17:32)
139 episodes
Manage episode 476028441 series 3009276
Fear is the silent dream-killer that prevents most millennial entrepreneurs from reaching their potential. What would your business look like if you could overcome the psychological barriers holding you back?
The Ideal Millennial Entrepreneur Podcast tackles this critical question head-on by featuring wisdom from motivational legend Les Brown, who reminds us we can "either live our dreams or live our fears." This episode dives deep into the entrepreneurial mindset needed to weather the inevitable financial storms—those months when you make great money followed by periods when you make absolutely nothing.
Through powerful storytelling, Les Brown shares his famous "bulldog with no teeth" parable, demonstrating how most entrepreneurs run from challenges that appear more threatening than they actually are. These false fears (or as Brown puts it, "False Evidence Appearing Real") create self-imposed limitations that keep talented millennials from building the businesses they deserve.
The episode provides actionable strategies for confronting entrepreneurial anxiety: acknowledging your fears rather than denying them, embracing rather than resisting what scares you, visualizing yourself successfully handling frightening situations, and accepting fear as a normal fact rather than a controlling force. Each technique builds upon the central truth that entrepreneurship will never be easy—but the discomfort of facing your fears is always preferable to the regret of abandoning your dreams.
Whether you're just starting your entrepreneurial journey or hitting obstacles along the way, this mindset-focused episode delivers the psychological tools needed to persist when others quit. Subscribe to the Ideal Millennial Entrepreneur Podcast for weekly financial tips, income strategies, and mindset development to help you thrive as a millennial business owner.
Please rate and review the podcast if you really enjoy this content and leave a 5 star rating.
Video Podcast: https://youtu.be/fpLTKRA1ToQ?si=kVdSkgvD0CCPITu4
This podcast is sponsored by Starvelle Talent Group. Our goal is to help the culture build Wealth Assets Prosperity. We appreciate you taking the time to listen to this episode and share the content if you find value.
Chapters
1. Introducing Ideal Millennial Entrepreneur Podcast (00:00:00)
2. Mindset for Entrepreneurial Peaks and Valleys (00:01:44)
3. Les Brown on Confronting Your Fears (00:04:18)
4. The Bulldog with No Teeth Lesson (00:07:18)
5. Visualizing Success Despite Your Fears (00:12:00)
6. Accepting Life's Challenges and Moving Forward (00:17:32)
139 episodes
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