Woman in Leadership Success Story: Paula Sykora - Real World Art Studio

Fearing Forward We enter into business for a variety of reasons, such as the need for a flexible schedule, time with family and friends, to be our own boss, etc. It's scary, but we plunge in anyway. Does your fear just stop at that point? Hardly. Waves of fear keep coming, and will continue to come. Fear of failure, fear of inadequacy, even fear of growth. The waves just keep coming. A friend of mine, who started his own business a couple of years ago, related his experience as a graduate student. He said, "If you can't take the heat, get out or learn how to deal with the heat. The heat will not stop." Imagine, does the heat prevent you from taking your carefully prepared secret chocolate chip cookie recipe out of the oven at just the right moment? No, of course not. You grab a couple of...