When you need advice- do you seek someone who has proven success or do you get advice from people who have never achieved what you desire?
The only real security is in having lots of opportunity. But risk is the price to pay for opportunity. And risk is scary.
Stories are the shortcut to the heart.
Your current thinking got you here. Only new thinking will get you out.
The most important thing is to know that you can do it.
Rejection reveals your character.