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7. Overcoming the Fear of Uncertainty

The only thing any of us are afraid of is uncertainty. This course shows you how to overcome this fear, embrace it as a positive, and move forward building your business with excitement.
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Overcoming the Fear of Uncertainty

Welcome

    Introduction: Before We Begin

    Too often we are scared. Scared of what we might not be able to do. Scared of what people might think if we tried. We let fears stand in the way of our hopes. We say no when we want to say yes. We sit quietly when we want to scream. And we shout with the others, when we should keep our mouths shut. Why? After all, we do only go around once. There’s really no time to be afraid. JUST DO IT.

    — Nike advertisement

    Late in 2009, I left my job and found myself with more uncertainty in my life than ever before. While scary, and at times overwhelming, I’ve found that it isn’t hard to overcome the fear of the unknown. If you’re willing to put in a little work making a few changes can add tremendous value to your life — at least that has been the case for me.

    When I first started blogging at Location Rebel it was about the concept of creating your ideal lifestyle to help find long-term happiness in your life.

    For me, this happiness has been found through travel and entrepreneurship. Regardless of what your goals are and what direction you wish your life to go, there are ideas and concepts you'll find here that will provide value in your journey.

    Here, we'll be discussing your uncertainties as it pertains to your career. However, the concepts can be applied to any doubt or change you hope to make.

    Many of you are probably wishing for a different career path. I bet some of you want to start your own business. And then others want both.

    This guide will help you push past the uncertainty and make actionable steps toward these goals.

    I’ve gone through some difficult times of self-discovery throughout the process of writing this. In the end, I found myself with a more clear vision of my future than I ever had before. This is a future of excitement, accomplishment, and one worth continuing to write about.

    Thank YOU for making it this far. 

    I genuinely believe this will be the best investment you make in your quest to live a more fulfilling life.

    So, if you are ready to get started, let’s move on and learn a little bit about my own back story.
    Sean’s Story
      Getting Started
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        Part 1: Recognizing the Uncertainty

        In this first section, “Recognizing the Uncertainty,” we'll figure out exactly what it is you are afraid of. We'll begin to break down these fears — or “uncertainties” — and allow you to start thinking about why you haven’t acted on some of your goals.

        Helpful resources for this section include:

        • The Uncertainties Worksheet: This helps you work through all of your fears to figure out which are the most paralyzing.
        • Long-Term Goals Worksheet: This allows you to establish what is the most important thing for you to be working toward and helps break down your fears into more manageable goals.
        At the end of this section:

        • You should have a complete list of everything you are afraid of/uncertain of.
        • Understand the relationship between these fears and your current situation.
        • Begin to have an idea of how overcoming these fears will get you to where you want to be in life.
        Let’s get started!
        Chapter 1: Fear
          Chapter 2: Change
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            Part 2: Preparing for the Change

            In Part 2: Preparing for the Change, we start to look into actionable steps you can take to facilitate the changes we established in Part 1.

            Chapter 3: Beginning Execution, discusses one of the most powerful actions you can take to start making changes in your life. If there’s ONE thing I’d recommend you do to start changing your life, what you’ll read about in this chapter is it.

            What you can expect in this chapter:

            • How to Go About the Beginning of Change
            • The No. 1 Thing You Can Do to Change Your Life
            • Advanced Life-Changing Blog Tactics
            Chapter 4: Money is all about how you can begin to budget for your changes. For many, their greatest fears revolve around money and the ability to support themselves if they leave their job or decide to travel for an extended time. This section details exactly how you can begin to budget for these changes.

            What you can expect in this chapter:

            • Why Money IS Your Biggest Concern — And How to Solve that Uncertainty
            • The Idea of Job Security 2.0
            Chapter 5: Communication and Final Planning explores the importance of networking and building up your support system. Thousands — if not millions — of people have likely done whatever it is you are trying to accomplish, so you shouldn’t try and reinvent the wheel. By using the steps outlined here, you’re ensuring that you always have some kind of help (if needed) along the way.

            What you can expect in this chapter:

            • How to NOT Reinvent the Wheel
            • Using Social Media to Build a Support System
            • I Want to Help
            • Creating a Timeline
            • Treating Your Life Like a Business
            Chapter 3: Beginning Execution
              Chapter 4: Money
                Chapter 5: Communication & Final Planning
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                  Part 3: Making the Change

                  Now is that time in the program that everyone hates: the one where you have actually to start taking meaningful action. You’ve analyzed your life and been given a variety of tools to help you along the way. 

                  Now, in Part 3, we begin to act on all those changes!
                  Chapter 6: Beginning Implementation
                    What Do You Really Want?
                      The Art of the Remote Work Agreement
                        The Realities of Geo-Arbitrage
                          Chapter 7: Making the Change
                            Reviewing Your Progress
                              You Made It!
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