In the human world we tend to shy away from the unknown.  If we perceive something as scary, we usually run away and hide from it.

In the animal world, it is the most fearful who are the most curious. This seems completely counter-intuitive doesn’t it? After all, in our minds, surely the most timid animal would be the last to approach something unknown/scary?

But it is in fact not the ape, but the lowly antelope who goes to investigate the monolith. The more timid the animal is, the more likely it is to investigate.  This is all about need-to-know.  The lower you are on the feeding chain, the more things are liable to eat you, and therefore the more you need to know if you’re gonna survive.   Fear and curiosity go together.
[Exerpted and adapted from Temple Grandin’s Animals in Translation].

I think running your own business involves a heck of a lot of courage.  Are you the kind of entrepreneurial animal who feels the fear and does it anyway?

How brave are you?

P.S. I am participating in the Ultimate Blog Challenge this month – a blog a day if I can.