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Choosing Courage.
Aliza Sherman
Obstacles?
A series of choices…
Followed by steps.
Choose Courage Daily
#courage!
How I started
my first business…
#courage!
I was held up.
#courage!
Choices:
a. Panic
b. Run away
c. Stay calm
#courage!
d. Start a company
#courage!
“Once you stare down
the barrel of a 9mm gun,
starting a business
is a piece of cake.”
@alizasherman!#courage!
Have the courage to
admit your mistakes.
#courage!
#courage!
Wrong business partner.
Disempowered others.
Held on to too much.
Didn’t take enough $.
Tried to do it all.
Didn’t listen to advisors.
Didn’t believe in myself.
And then learn from
your mistakes.
#courage!
Lesson learned:
#courage!
“Better to have a
small piece of a big
pie than a big piece
of nothing.”
@alizasherman!
#courage! @alizasherman!
After the Internet
bubble burst…
Choices:
a. Panic
b. Run away
c. Stay calm
#courage!
d. Explore
#courage!
Lesson learned:
#courage!
“Traveling solo for a
year taught me I
could be alone and
not be lonely.”
@alizasherman!
I declared bankruptcy.
#courage!
Lesson learned:
#courage!
“Declaring bankruptcy
was embarrassing, but
it was the only way
to protect myself.”
@alizasherman!
It is okay to fail.
Choose courage.
10Steps
Get perspective.
1
Draw your line.
#courage!
2
Where you are.
Where you want to be.
#courage!
Stagnating, complacent,
status quo, stuck
Moving forward, learning,
growing, expanding
#courage!
Calculate risks.
#courage!
3
@alizasherman!
Honor your gifts.
#courage!
4
@alizasherman!
Have a mission.
#courage!
5
Gather support.
#courage!
6
Have a mantra.
#courage!
7
My Mantra
#courage!
“Life is short.
Do what you love.”
@alizasherman!
@alizasherman!
Take a leap.
#courage!
8
@alizasherman!#courage!
Believe in yourself.
9
@alizasherman!#courage!
Forgive yourself.
10
You are not alone.
#courage!
@alizasherman!#courage!
No limits.
#courage!
#courage!
Aliza Sherman
@alizasherman
slideshare.net/alizasherman

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