The fear of the first step
Sometimes it took a while before you get started. And it’s not because you can’t do it. It’s the fear of that first step. Let me just tell you my story …
When I started out, I had to spend about $35 for a domain name. And to save cost, I chose one of those domain supported hosting. That means, I only pay for the domain and I get a free hosting.
During that time, I just graduate and worked at minimum wage (I think). So spending $35 USD in a third world country is like spending a week of meal. Oh yeah, I was a bachelor then, so I could really use $35 for a week of meal.
It’s because I have never done that before … I’ve never bought hosting nor domain names. And it took me so long to decide whether I should really do this or not. And I kinda remember the feeling when I was about to punch in my credit card numbers into the payment page. I was thinking about whether I am doing the right thing or not. I worry if all the money that I was about to spend will go to waste.
But I did it anyway … never really of it this way but now I know there’s a first time to everything. And now I think I have more than 30 domains. Some that I don’t even need (or that I didn’t have time to develop the project).
When you are familiar with something, you can just do it without thinking. You no longer have that fear feeling. And you no longer need to think twice and worry when keying in your credit card numbers online. Everything seems natural.
Well, it’s not just about buying domain names and web hosting. Some people still have that fear when it comes to starting a pay-per-click (PPC) advertising campaign. Heck I still do … but lesser than before. Questions are spinning in your head. Will I make money? What if I am spending to much. What if the sales are not coming? Am I promoting the right thing? Am I writing the right ads?
But once you get familiar with it, you know that you some campaigns will make money. And you may lose some too. But as time goes by, you’ll tend to make a lot more. And you start to create new PPC campaign one after another.
Here’s another example. I get afraid when I need to do an interview. At times I may need to call someone, do an interview and record it. Sometimes it’s for a bonus, sometimes I just share it with my readers. But I am a nervous wreck when it’s getting nearer to the call time. But after your first three or four, you may not be good at it yet, but the fear is getting lesser and lesser.
OK, I don’t really know how to conclude this rambling. But I guess you need to know that there’s a first time to everything. And when you have that fear, just think about how good you’ll be later and how doing it will help you in your business.
Everyone is afraid of something. It’s OK to have that fear … and you know what they say — Courage is moving forward inspite of fear. As long as you keep moving, you are on track.
