Then there was Henry Ford who said, "You can't build a reputation on what you're going to do."  This is a clue, a master key to unfolding your life.

It is human nature to have ideas - lots of great ideas.  Very few people have the ability to take immediate action on these ideas.  They get all fired up about their idea, only to sink into complacency when they examine the steps they will need to take in order to realize their goal.  They would have to create a business plan, secure financing through a presentation to the bank manager or a group of investors, find a manufacturer – possibly one outside of the USA, set up a distribution network, market their idea, and find buyers for their product. They begin to think of their idea as ridiculous, credulous, or impossible. 

Fear of failure creeps into their business plan.  They fear the strangers they will have to meet - "experienced" people in the marketplace who may laugh at them or "inexperienced" people who may take advantage of them.  They may not know how to write a business plan, or what avenues are open to them for manufacturing their product.  They need experience with taxes, import and export fees, and fluctuating shipping costs.  Their lack of experience seems overwhelming.  How can they begin to compete in the business sector, when the gap in knowledge is so large?  They may come face-to-face with investors who take advantage of them, deplete them of their initial investment, and laugh at their failure.

Would this hurt you beyond repair?  Your ego may be damaged a bit, you would gain invaluable experience and a real-life story of business in the arena, but you wouldn't die!

How about the story of "The Naked Cowboy" in New York City?   This is a guy with a magnificent physique who strolls the streets of New York City in his "tighty whities" and a ten-gallon cowboy hat, strumming the guitar and singing western songs.  Tourists and native New Yorkers love this guy!  They can't throw money at him fast enough!

His story is one of guts and action.  Pounding the pavements of the city, he was a professional who sold printing.  Translation:  he sold ideas.  His product was one of the many intangibles in the marketplace that are about creativity and belief in the future.   He was living from hand-to-mouth, and got sick and tired of being sick and tired.

He took action.  You might call it humiliating, or comical, or brilliant.  He is now ranked among the fortunate snowbirds that head for Florida every winter to enjoy the fruits of his action.  How many people are saying, "I could have done that!"