BBC: Entrepreneurs fear failure

The BBC News site has an article on Entrepreneurship and failure. Almost four in ten would-be entrepreneurs are too scared of failure to do anything about their business idea, a report suggests. …a third of those who wanted to set up a firm worried about the impact of the venture on their love life. Other … Continue reading “BBC: Entrepreneurs fear failure”

The BBC News site has an article on Entrepreneurship and failure.

Almost four in ten would-be entrepreneurs are too scared of failure to do anything about their business idea, a report suggests.

…a third of those who wanted to set up a firm worried about the impact of the venture on their love life.

Other concerns among those who had considered starting a business included the fear of becoming more aggressive (33%), of adding pressure to family life (25%) and of getting less sleep (32%).

I guess the fear of failure has a lot to do with the difference between someone who sits and thinks of ideas and someone who does something about them. That spirit is what sets entrepreneurs apart.

I don’t think any government steps will realistically increase the number of entrepreneurs we have though it would be nice to see more support from the government for the entrepreneurs we have.

I think I get less sleep and find now that around 10 am I get a real whoosh of “Holy Crap I’m tired” but it passes with a coffee and a short walk. I think it does add pressure to family life and affect your love life – especially when things are not going so well.

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  1. On the other hand, once you’ve got the challenges in perspective you start to see that things do go well quite often. I think this can be a huge boon to your relationships. Those around you get to experience life with someone who has moved away from grey certainty into colourful uncertainty…and survived. Its a move a lot of people would like to make but don’t. But once they witness someone else ‘getting away it’ they can begin to enjoy the sport of following your progress and start rooting for you as you approach new challenges.

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