Don’t Let People Ever This to you!
Have you ever shared with a friend or a colleague a brilliant idea you had for a new opportunity, a major life decision or maybe even a new business and they responded with “You’re CRAZY!” People throw that word around so casually, and what it really means is: “Your idea is wild and I’m afraid you will fail.” Don’t listen to them! The most successful people in the world who started a business, invented a product that didn’t exist before, or bought into a franchise business that was outside of their professional comfort zone had nay-sayers who said they must be crazy. In fact, I left a corporate job to pursue my passion of speaking and my dad thought I was nuts. He suggested I stay with a steady paycheck and benefits instead of starting my own speaking business. I’m glad I didn’t listen to him! In fact, that conversation was the genesis of my first book “Whose Comfort Zone Are You In?”. If we listen to other people who don’t believe in our dreams we are living in their comfort zone and not our own. Today’s message was inspired by a women I met recently in preparation for a keynote presentation. Gloria spent decades in a great corporate job. One day, she tried a product called “Nothing Bundt Cakes” and she was hooked. There was an franchise opportunity for her and her husband Sergio and she started the process. Of course, people thought she was crazy to leave a corporate job to open a bakery…when she didn’t even bake! In actuality, she had a bigger picture. She has two kids, and one is on the spectrum. She wanted a safe place where he could work and grow independence. Fast forward two years later, and she opened
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