Many people are not satisfied with their lives.

Their job is boring – but safe. They can live in reasonable comfort because of their monthly income. They think they need to go on with it. After all: The house, the car, the children and the pension need to be financed, right?

Their dreams are shelved. Dreams are too dangerous. No time for it. Yeah, maybe after retirement, then … But now they just have to “graft” for the next 20 years.

The American documentary “I’m fine, Thanks!” is about the moment when such people recognize that something needs to change in their lives.

The movie impressively describes what individuals decide to change in their lives. Watch the trailer:

Entrepreneurs with passion

The movie is mainly about employees who realize that they are trapped in a job that has become unpleasant with time. But I also know Business owners who are in a similar situation.

These entrepreneurs have either enthusiastically started their own business or took it over from their father or mother. In the beginning they were passionate about it but over the years, the initial Passion for running the business has slowly disappeared.

Actually, they don’t want to complain. After all, they seem to have a successful life and they earn good money. They live in a nice house, they drive a big car and they can afford to go on holiday in a 5 star hotel anywhere in the world … but something is missing.

Dissatisfaction

If you are in such a situation it is difficult. At the beginning you still can repress your own dissatisfaction quite well. But over the years you more and more feel that something is wrong. Your dissatisfaction increases.

Your own business is like a ball and chain. The only one who could change all that, is you, the entrepreneur – but you are afraid. You fear what others will say, you fear loss of reputation or financial loss: You are afraid of change.

Better to be dissatisfied, but live in (alleged) security. The risk of change and uncertainty seems to be too high. Be careful: This can be a dangerous miscalculation.

Ideas and solutions need passion

Success and security are deceptive. Your business can successfully operate for years and still can be severely disrupted suddenly. It is your role as entrepreneur to recognize the signs of the times correctly. You have to take appropriate counteract measures in good time and keep track and proactively think and act.

You can only do this if you have passion for your company and are enthusiastic about it. Then the chances are high that you recognize emerging problems at an early stage, think about new ideas and take timely countermeasures.

But if you lack passion, you work reluctantly. The danger is great, that you go for half-heartedly ideas and mediocre strategies and goals. You cannot expect to have great ideas if passion is missing.

Safety is an illusion

If you as an entrepreneur do not have passion for your business anymore, you need to change something – either in your life or/ and in your business.

Not to change anything, will be more expensive in the long term and more risky than trying something new.

Get out of your comfort zone!

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The fear of change

At the end of the movie: “I’m fine, Thanks” Grant Peelle, the director says:

“If you ever find yourself
Toe to toe with fear,
when you are scared and your back’s against the wall
when you begin to believe you cannot pursue your dreams:
Take Action”

He’s right.
Take Action!
Get out of your comfort zone!
You only have one life!