Looking at the top searches on Yahoo for the year 2007, you might draw a few conclusions about what’s foremost on America’s conscience – and they might not be good conclusions.
Wrestling the Fear Monkey
When you launch a business you get to face your fears. If it’s your first company, if it’s your 14th business, you will have to cope with fear. Even if you don’t face your fears, they’ll sneak in while you’re sleeping, while you’re driving down the street. Sometimes they come in simple and familiar forms – that little thought that screams in the back of the mind: “What on earth made me believe I could DO THIS!” Other times the fear slowly seeps in while you’re not paying attention, a peculiar feeling of dread that begins about an hour before you wake. It’s not quite a nightmare, just a dull-gray sense of dread.