Everybody has fear, it’s human nature, but you can learn to work with it and move beyond it to thrive in life and business. In this episode, Ian Lobas’ dad, Glenn, realizes the profound positive impact his entrepreneurial journey had on his son.

As Glenn reflects on the fears he overcame to become a successful entrepreneur, Ian recalls his own unique road to entrepreneurship.

They both agree that we’re not born with fear, we learn it and then tend to carry it with us in every sphere of our lives. They acknowledge the reality that fear will always be there but you can learn to deal with it, control it and turn it into something positive.

More importantly, they provide alternatives to going down the rabbit hole of dwelling on the notion that you screwed up yesterday and getting paralysed by worry about how you will pay the bills tomorrow.

Glenn recalls the concerned responses he got when he first told his wife and his neighbor he was going to start a business, at a time when his wife was in a full body cast after surgery and they had just bought a house and had a mortgage. His neighbor had asked if he was “nuts”.

For Glenn, the feeling that he just had to do it was more overwhelming than any fear he was experiencing. He warns emerging entrepreneurs not to be reckless. However, if after some soul searching, you find there is a burning desire within you, he advises you to lay out a plan and go for it, rather than wonder for the rest of your life what could have been.

Ian and his dad also discuss the importance of having the support of your significant other, who needs to have a growth mindset to be in step with you on your entrepreneurial journey.

They also discuss the challenges of picking the right business partner and many of the other lessons they’ve learned on the rollercoaster of entrepreneurship.

Some topics they discussed in this episode include:

21:04 - How to know if you’re really an entrepreneur

21:54 - Why it’s not easy to be an entrepreneur

34:57 - What to do even if you’re scared

35:19 - Redefining failure

37:34 - How entrepreneurs can build a foundation of trust with their significant others

46:39 - The potential dangers of going into business with friends

50:52 - How to deal with the voice of fear

When you’re done listening, be sure to check out Ian’s discussion with his business partner Aaron Velky and hear more of Glenn’s fatherly advice as he and Ian discuss how to trust your inner voice.

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