{"id":1825,"date":"2012-08-22T03:00:38","date_gmt":"2012-08-22T07:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/lettinggo\/?p=1825"},"modified":"2012-08-19T10:13:36","modified_gmt":"2012-08-19T14:13:36","slug":"stepping-into-the-unknown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lettinggo\/2012\/08\/stepping-into-the-unknown.html","title":{"rendered":"Stepping into the Unknown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Question: <\/strong>I am taking the biggest risk of my life and am about to leave a longstanding job for a new home-business opportunity. There is quite a bit of fear in leaving the safety of the known for the unknown. Any ideas on how to make this new adjustment in life and how to quell the uncertainty?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Answer: <\/strong>Here is a good tip in general when it comes to getting ready to step into anything unknown: Strive to do what is in your power while remaining awake to what is not. It is not in your power to control what will occur or how events will transpire. But it is in your power to be awake to the fearful voices that either project some doom or that denounce you for making mistakes. Realize that these fearful states are secretly trying to keep you captive. The only hold they have is the fear they can get you to buy into about &#8220;you.&#8221; Remember: Do what is in your power, not what is not.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: I am taking the biggest risk of my life and am about to leave a longstanding job for a new home-business opportunity. There is quite a bit of fear in leaving the safety of the known for the unknown. 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