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No, they're not laughing at me; they're laughing at how easily I seem to make great leaps forward with my business. They marvel at how I continually innovate how I combine horses, coaching, and the Brilliance Unbridled™ way of running a business all together, into new, exciting programs and products.

I laugh right back, telling them, "If you only knew how many ideas I have that I don't pursue, you would be really impressed!"

The point is, I'm never standing still, even when what I want to do is scary. Okay, even when the thought of flopping strikes a moment of sheer terror in my belly, like the lightening that cracks open our desert sky during a thunderstorm.

Yet I see hundreds of entrepreneurs freeze with self-doubt and a hefty case of the "what if's" that sound like this: "What if I fail?" "What if it doesn't work out?" "What if no one wants it?" And the one that really gets me scratching my head, "What if I get too busy?"

Now, I'm not a big fan of the "feel the fear and do it anyway" school of thinking. With horses, that is fool-hearty and at times, downright dangerous.

So, how do you break new ground even when you're afraid? How do you move forward toward a big goal or dream when the thought of what you'll need to do is overwhelming?

Here are 3 quick, simple tips to get your brain working FOR what you want to accomplish, not against it. I recommend reading them with a specific Bold Goal or big project in mind. Ready? Here we go!

Tip 1 Separate What's Causing Apprehension From What Isn't All it takes is focusing on one aspect of a Bold Goal that causes you to gulp, and before you know it, the whole thing seems impossible. The reality is, when you sort through and separate out the "okay" parts from the "gee, I don't know about this" parts, you eliminate a whole wad of confusion.

Try this: Make a 2-column list. Label the left-hand side "What I CAN comfortably do" and the right-hand side, "Everything else." Now fill in the columns with every task related to your Bold Goal or big project. By sorting out what's comfortable from what isn't, you give yourself some breathing room to realize there is actually a lot you can do, and what areas need to be handled a little differently.

Tip 2 Keep Moving Closer Feeling fear or apprehension can keep you from taking any action. The key is to trick your brain into focusing on making small, incremental progress. Your progress along the way will give you confidence and clarity.

Try this: Choose one specific activity you can do each day that is just a tiny bit outside of your comfort zone. Think of this as building a house, brick by brick. Before long, the "bricks" (i.e., tasks) that used to be unsettling now seem easy.

Tip 3 Do LOTS of What's Comfortable, and Just a Bit of What Isn't There's no point in over-facing yourself. All that does is create more duress. What happens though, is that the idea of doing something far outside your comfort zone often eclipses taking any action at all. What's the remedy?

Try this: Focus on the tasks that are comfortable for you to do, then do them OFTEN and A LOT. Sprinkle in just a bit of what feels like a stretch. This way, you're creating momentum and the one task that seemed like too big of a leap is suddenly brought down to a manageable size.

In the end, for me, letting fear keep me from making a big leap forward isn't an option. Sure, those moments of sheer terror will probably continue to strike. But their impact, though momentarily fierce, is also fleeting because my focus is squarely where I want it to be: paying attention to my dream, and making progress towards it daily.

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