{"id":391,"date":"2014-06-09T22:28:20","date_gmt":"2014-06-09T22:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thinkapps.wpengine.com\/?p=391"},"modified":"2014-06-19T01:25:56","modified_gmt":"2014-06-19T01:25:56","slug":"entrepreneurial-confidence%e2%80%8a-%e2%80%8abuilding-courage-to-take-the-plunge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thinkapps.com\/blog\/discovery\/entrepreneurial-confidence%e2%80%8a-%e2%80%8abuilding-courage-to-take-the-plunge\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking the plunge into entrepreneurship\u200a-\u200aThe time is now."},"content":{"rendered":"

It starts off as a casual epiphany. Which floats away like a snowflake.<\/p>\n

Days and weeks pass by, but it clings to your thought. Soon you can\u2019t ignore it.<\/p>\n

It shines as a glittering allure in the distance, making your normal life unbearable.<\/p>\n

It compels you to chase it, promising glory, joy and fortune. And soon your present life becomes miserable.<\/p>\n

You lie awake at night entranced by visions of \u2018changing the world\u2019.<\/p>\n

Is it time to give in?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Many dreamers have given up everything they had to chase that distant vision.<\/p>\n

Many have created new worlds and become legends in the folklore.<\/p>\n

Yet many more have failed miserably and with no trace of their heroic struggles.<\/p>\n

Yet none is a failure.<\/p>\n

Many have rekindled the eternal flame of courage.<\/p>\n

And courage is the fountainhead of all that is good in the world.<\/p>\n

Courage breeds action.<\/p>\n

Courage inspires fellowship.<\/p>\n

Courage brings change.<\/p>\n

Courage will take you to the destination.<\/p>\n

The journey will be long.<\/p>\n

The journey will be hard.<\/p>\n

Your destination will change.<\/p>\n

You will change.<\/p>\n

But success is inevitable.<\/p>\n

Take the plunge.<\/p>\n

The time is now.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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