TAS 639: FEAR is REAL - It's Time To Face it and Achieve Your Goals

What is your relationship with fear like? Does it control and dominate your life? Do you use it to motivate yourself? Are you able to keep a good handle on it? How has it affected your business? On this episode of The Amazing Seller, you’ll hear from Scott as he shares a Facebook Live session he hosted on the topic of fear. In his Facebook Live session, Scott talks about his dream for his lake house property, how fear has reared its head in his life, why you shouldn’t let fear hold you back, and much more. If you are ready to kick fear to the curb, this is the episode for you!

Fear is normal, but don’t let it run your life!

Do you ever wake up panicked and worried about your ecommerce business? Do you find yourself stressing over that large product order you placed or that product listing that just went live? If so, you are not alone! Many sellers just like you struggle with a significant amount of fear as they struggle to get their business off of the ground and running. Fear is a normal reaction to uncertainty but it’s OK to let fear run your life. The challenge is to walk the line between caution and reckless risk-taking, are you up for it? Hear more about this important topic by listening to this episode of The Amazing Seller!

Lowering risk will help you fight your fears.

One of the best ways to push back the fear in your life is to take a look at what you can do to control the situation. If you are worried about the next step in your ecommerce business, then get out there and do the research you need to lower your level of risk. Your fears and worries won’t just evaporate; you’ve got to be willing to make forward progress and do the work necessary to remove obstacles in your way. Scott encourages sellers like you to educate yourself and take advantage of resources like TAS to lower your risk level and decrease the control fear has on your life. To get more helpful information about lowering your risk, make sure to listen to this episode of The Amazing Seller!

What are you waiting for? Take action!

Often you’ll find people in your orbit who are stuck in their lives and unwilling to do the hard work necessary to get things turned around. Does that sound familiar? Do you find yourself sinking back into that mindset? The best way to push back and reclaim your moment is to take action. If you’ve been around the TAS community for very long, you’ve heard Scott encourage sellers too, “Take action” at the end of every episode but it’s not just a saying, Scott lives this motto. He genuinely wants to help sellers like you identify the roadblocks and challenges that get in your way and find ways to solve them. One great resource that you should check out is Scott’s new book called, “Ecom Business Formula.” The link to this book is located in the resources section at the end of this post.

OUTLINE OF THIS EPISODE OF THE AMAZING SELLER

• [0:03] Scott’s introduction to this episode of the podcast!
• [2:00] How Scott got involved in the Airbnb space.
• [7:45] Scott jumps into a Facebook Live session about fear.
• [11:15] Scott’s vision for his lake house property.
• [18:00] The fear you have is normal, but don’t give in to it!
• [23:00] Why you need to lower your risk.
• [27:30] Make your plans but make sure to take action!
• [32:30] What is the worst that can happen?
• [35:15] Closing thoughts from Scott.

RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

• www.theamazingseller.com/fb
• www.ecombizbook.com
• Airbnb
• Voxer