Taking the Leap

As an entrepreneur,  you are faced with many challenges,  fears, doubts and uncertainties. As many of you know (or maybe not), besides event planning,  I also create and sell personalized coffee mugs. I had created a mug for hair industry known Ming Lee of Snob Life Studios. (Google her, she is an awesome female entrepreneur who took the leap of investing in herself and created a million dollar business). I was going to present it to her at one of her Branding and Marketing Seminars. I purchased VIP tickets to have the chance to sit with her personally to discuss starting and maintaining your own business.
Unfortunately,  the seminar was cancelled. I kept the mug in a safe place and kept going with life.  Mug after mug I would create, store in the same area where Mings mug was, and then sell them. Months later, I was asked by a friend if I had ever sent Ming her mug. Then it hit me. Why didn't I think to just send it to her.  Unconsciously, was I afraid to "take the leap". I believed I had a good product, but did I feel it was good enough? I decided at that moment to ship of the mug to her. I was nervous. I had to re write the address label 3 times. I sent it and then I posted it on social media, tagged her in the post and guess what? Within 5 seconds, she acknowledged my post and loved it.
With being an entrepreneur,  its okay to be scared, nervous,  unsure but what matters most is that you use that fear as fuel and "Take the Leap". You only miss 100% of the shots you don't take. ~#ipartyforaliving