Courage I gained from children’s story book.

Greetings, this is Catch Mind. Today I would like to give ‘courage’ to those who would like to start their own business as well as to those who lost their confidence through the children’s story book.

 

 

To those future business owners running out of the confidence.

Preparation would be all different but I am sure every one of you are trying your best to get ready. Although you started off with high hope and confidence in your mind but isn’t there some part of you losing that initial confidence?

 

In fact, this also apply to me as well. It’s like the space in your heart is still the same yet the anxiety starts to lurk in and pushing away your courage and confidence. I was barely holding up with the “courage” I gain from my daughter but it was only for awhile. I needed the fundamental solution to boost up my confidence.

 

 

 

Lesson learned from the my kid's playground

Recently, I’ve been to the playground for kids located inside the public park in Seoul. It was a educational playground enabling hand-on learning experience for children and, surprising I once have sought solace in that place.

 

There is this machine which help children to find the solution for any hardship they have. Children having some troubled mind simply need to choose their emotion on the machine and the machine would give out the appropriate solution accordingly.

 

I was anxious and without much thought, I played with that machine. And the solution I received from that machine was to “Take a walk without thinking too much”. At that point I felt, a fully grown adult like me can possibly find solace from a childish machine for kids.

 

I think children and adults, we all have different kind of worries yet, the weight we feel from them would be just as heavy as the others’.

 

 

 

Courage I gained from reading a bedtime story to my dauther

Whenever I have time, I read bed time story to my daughter. And there are stories my daughter always ask me to read for her. They are “I will be brave” and “I will be honest”. And I guess there’s series of four books.

 

And these are the quotes from the books.

 

 

 

Betty did her best to take the test. Sometimes, she needs to do things that she doesn’t like or bad at. It is not right to run away from doing something because of the fear that you would be bad at doing it. Nobody knows you might be good at it. Sometimes it might not be so difficult as it seems. 

 

 

Try to put your name instead of “Betty”. How is it?

Betty was scared of taking the test but she tried her best by being more courageous. Are you about to take the most difficult and fearful test called ‘opening your own business’? Or are you about to make some serious decision?

 

If you try your best, you may be able to take things easier than what you initially thought, like Betty did. When you are going toward your goal, you may see other solutions on your way which may show you easier way. Also, there would be some help from good people.

Just remember that everyone has that urge to avoid the hardship.

 

Let me read to you another quote from the story. This time it is about the hardship faced by a boy named Charlie.

 

 

 

Whenever I am about to start something new, I feel so nervous and anxious. But that doesn’t mean you can run away or hide from it. Because the fear doesn’t disappear even you run from it. Despite the fear, you should start off with a little bravery. Whatever you are about to do, you would soon realize it wouldn’t be so hard of frighting as you first thought.

 

 

Charlie was so worried about going to the dentist. But he finally made decision to not run away from it and made his way to the dentist.

 

I am sure the worries you had about going to the dentist would be not be the same from Charlie’s but, the bravery you need to pull up to overcome the fear would be the same as his.

 

 

Compliment yourself. Your heart is waiting for it.

Charlie and Betty have taken up the biggest courage in their 4 and 5 years of life. And they indeed have made the biggest and the most serious decision. Charlie and Betty both had compliments from their parents but grown adults do not get compliment from other individual so often.

 

You should know that your heart is waiting for that compliments so, please do not let your heart down by being stingy on complimenting yourself. The empty space in your heart may be filled with courage by you complimenting yourself.

 

“It was right to be courageous. I made such a good decision. And everything would be fine”

 

 

 

Your weakness can be your strength.

"What’s your characteristic like?

 

If you were being asked such question during your job interview, you might emphasize on your strength. But usually your weakness seems bigger than the strength. So, you caught up with your weakness, like being timid, introverted, clumsy and so on. And you start to associate those weakness with incompetence in running a business.

 

But remember that we are living in a world where your weakness can become your strength.

 

The synergy from the combination of opposite colors is the true strength to differ you from the others. If you have one weakness, there must be one strength contrasting to that.

 

Let me tell you my story. I am definitely neither outgoing person nor extrovert. Also, I am slow in decision making as I think too much. In traditional view, these traits “do not seem like” the traits of the business owner.

 

But, let me tell you my strength. As I never decide things on impulse, I always do tons of research and be more thorough than other people. And I always want to record things and utilize these records as much as possible.

Moreover, I know the importance of the system. I am good at structuring the system and work accordingly.

 

I started to look at my strength before weakness. So, what are your strengths?

 

 

 

I konw someone who would want to start own business.

Recently, She seemed to lose her confidence. And She did say she was running out of that initial confidence she once had. It seemed to me, she were looking at her weakness and all the worst possibility that the business would not work out as she planned. But, I do not see any reason why her business would not go well.

 

That someone is,

Sociable and has a positive drive. She works in a bank so, dealing with people is not a hard thing for her. Moreover, she has excellent knowledge and skills in coffee as she mastered all the five subjects of SCA in all level from barista to roasting.

In addition to that, she has a lot of good friends who are more than willing to provide helping hands.

 

I just could not find any reason why her business would not run well. But, she seemed to push away her own strength and fixated on all the worst possibilities.

 

Are you not also looking for the excuse to not start anything out of your fear?

 

 

To sum up...

Maybe today’s writing is actually meant for myself. Because I was also craving for more courage from my daughter’s story book everyday.

 

I once read an article about a coach of popular national football team.
He mentioned in the interview, that he does not just focuses on amending the weakness of the player. His  prime focus in coaching is to maximize the strength of the players and the team, not the other way around.

Of course, the weakness is something to work on but you must always remember to know your own strength.

Also,
Please be noted that your heart is always waiting to be complimented. Complement yourself.

“Nice work, thank you and well done”

Your heart will be thankful.

 

 

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