Way more productive, I think, to push yourself to be more in the world, not to encourage yourself to hide.
Make enough mole hills, and eventually you will build a mountain.
Perhaps marketing is about to transition to a new kind of profession, one that requires insight, dedication and smarts.
Too often, the person who wrecks our work is us.
The habit of doing more than is necessary can only be earned through practice.
But what if I fail? You will. A better question might be, ‘after I fail, what then?’ If you’ve chosen well, after you fail you will be one step closer to succeeding, you will be wiser and stronger and you almost certainly will be more respected by all of those that are afraid to try.