Getting Things Going

Thursday April 10th 2008
8:19 AM

In recent days I have been relatively productive. Getting products going, expanding my garden and getting out of the village a little to other surrounding villages.

I'm starting to work with one guy in my village that has been saying that he wants to open up a boutique or a little shop. He has the ability to build it, he is a mason. He already knows how to run it- apparently. It is apparent that he has totally thought it through but hasn't done it. Why?

I think it is that invisible fear that many of us have. That invisible barrier to doing something- a little bit of fear and that little bit of putting it off til tomorrow.

Myself, I've never started a business. I have done marketing, sales and etc but never the running of a business- even a one man operation. I know I have the anxiety- I know I could do it but do I really need to do it today? I'm sure I could do it tomorrow too.

That complacent and hint of fear is something that just isn't in developing countries- it is just human.