Scott Belsky had big ideas and big fears to go with them.
His struggle is standard enough entrepreneurial fare: Even if you can convince your colleagues to abandon a life of stability to help you realize your vision, how do you then cope with being responsible for their careers?
Scott aimed to develop a business out of putting inventive, visionary people in touch. You will learn how that pans out when you read Fear.less, but I’d like to share with you a brief sentence in his story that I noticed while editing it. It may be just succinct and punchy enough to let you know exactly what you need to do in your own life, right now.
My burdens, it seemed, were a result of isolation.
Scott established an atmosphere of transparency with his team to facilitate the discussion of concerns, like a whole bunch of Casper the Friendly Ghosts, and his business is better for it. Think about that the next time someone asks what’s wrong and you murmur “nothing” and shuffle away.
Fear.less is a special project that commands special background music when I am editing it. In commemoration of Scott’s inspiring discovery of the merits of openness, today’s fear-related song of the day is Isolation by Joy Division. Fear is specifically mentioned in the first line. Enjoy, and know that if you want to keep your ship afloat, you have to talk to the crew.
Reading through the 99% website and seth’s blog has inspired me to take the necessary steps from employee to entrepreneur. Recently while starting the company, I’ve felt such intense fear and doubt but that has also spurred me on to face myself and the fears. fear.less is my companion now.
Thanks for bringing these minds together in a common space, it’s trully inspiring.
way to go man! we’re honored to join you on this next leg of your journey.
Great song, and I’m not even into that genre!