What was or are your greatest fears when transitioning into entrepreneurship?

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I had, and still have, a pretty intense amount of imposter syndrome. Like all of my colleagues have everything figured out except for me. It's gone away a little bit over time, but I would be lying if I said I still have some feelings of inadequacy about my skills and knowledge.

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I'd bet this is more common than we realize. I've started living by the mantra "we're all just out here doing our best."

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My greatest fear was financial failure. I left a decade+ long and lucrative career to start my own business in a completely unrelated field. Going from structured pay to unknown, fluctuating income was scary and still is at times.

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