Episode 84: Overcoming Fear Factors in the Writing Business

<p>Are you scared to start your writing business? In today&apos;s episode, I am talking about how to overcome the fear of starting your writing business. </p><p>In <a href='https://thesavvyscribepodcast.com/2020/11/03/pivot-in-business-with-shana/'>one of the episodes with Shana Dewitt</a>, she said something interesting, and I quote, <em>&quot;No matter how great you are, or the skills and experience you have, those aren&apos;t the things that keep you from growing your business. It&apos;s your self-doub</em>t<em>.&quot;</em>  </p><p><b>Here are steps to help you conquer that fear: </b></p><ul><li>Post on Facebook</li><li>I hear a lot from writers that they don&apos;t trust themselves. I don&apos;t know how to get over that except to do some self-confidence booster for yourself and getting in a tribe that can help you with that.  </li><li>In my own personal experience, one of the biggest confidence boosters that I&apos;ve done is I posted on Facebook of what were the best qualities about me. I was told of really beautiful and kind words like I&apos;m an incredible nurse, writer, a great mother, friend and etc. </li><li>Find a Supportive Tribe</li><li>In this world of negativity, it is so easy to say that you are not good enough, or you are not gonna make it. It is stopping you from starting.</li><li>The best thing you can do is surround yourself with the people that support you the most.</li><li>They say that these preconceived ideas from the time we were seven years old are really what shapes our mentality for adulthood. </li><li>If someone told you at a young age that you are good enough or you were not smart enough, you have to think of those things. What might have happened in the childhood that&apos;s holding you back from starting your business? </li></ul><p>Recently, I quit my educator job at the hospital and it was extremely hard for me to do because from my peers- the nurses, I was supported. But the support I was given from my bosses and the negativity I was exposed to. It was really horrible. I&apos;v