Joze Piranian conquers fear, one step at the time

Joze Piranian stutters and he avoided people in order not to have to speak, but as he grew up, he took small incremental steps to face his fears.

I find that one of the things that holds us back, financially, is fear. Fear to ask for a raise, fear of starting a side gig, fear of missing out on the latest trend or fashion, fear of not keeping up with the Joneses.

We all have fear at one level or another and our fear compounds with a myriad of misinformation and relentless stimulation from advertisers.  In the end, many of us throw our hands to the air, in frustration, and succumb to the path of least resistance, the path of doing like everybody else. We let our circumstances dictate our lives. We become paralyzed and fearful to change the path that society expects us to take.

“Growing up, my main goal was to design a life that required as little speaking as possible, out of the fear of being judged. My self-limiting beliefs and the fear of being different held me back tremendously. ”

Joze describes the three steps to overcome his fears.

1. Accept that fear will always be there
2. Take steps to face fear
3. Use humor as a lubricant

Similar three steps can be taken to have a successful financial life.

1. Earn some money. Opportunities to earn money are plentiful.
2. Spend less than you earn.
3. Invest the rest. Index investing for me. 🙂

“From avoiding speaking due to having a stutter to talking in front of thousands, …, the trajectory still feels surreal.”

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