Get out of your entrepreneurial safe space

What Is Your Entrepreneurial Safe Space?

I spend my days working with entrepreneurs who are hungry for results, big results. They have dreams, drive, and often, a to-do list that could double as a novel. But when we peel back the layers of their daily activities, guess what we find? They’re not spending their time on what will actually move the needle.

Nope. They’re hiding.

And where are they hiding? In their entrepreneurial safe space.

What’s an Entrepreneurial Safe Space? 

Glad you asked! It’s that warm, cozy nook of your business where you feel productive, but you're not doing anything that will really grow your business. You’re like a hamster on a wheel, working hard, but ultimately, staying in the same place.

The thing is, your safe space isn’t universal. It’s personal. But I can tell you where I’ve seen entrepreneurs (coaches especially) set up camp:

The Land of Eternal Course Creation “It just needs to be a little more perfect,” you say as you tweak that module for the 27th time. Sure, your course will be chef’s kiss when it’s done, but will it matter if no one buys it because you never actually launch?

The Content Creation Rabbit Hole “If I could just nail the perfect caption or find an image that screams professional but approachable, I’ll go viral!” Except you’ve spent three hours debating the merits of two nearly identical Canva templates, and still, no post.

Strategy-Land (aka My Personal Danger Zone) This is where you convince yourself that thinking really hard is the same as doing. You map out elaborate plans, create flowcharts, color-code your calendar...and then take a nap because “planning is exhausting.”

Sound familiar?

The Danger of Staying Safe Here’s the thing: your safe space feels good because it’s familiar. It’s not risky, and it doesn’t invite failure. But guess what? It also doesn’t invite success.

As an entrepreneur, you have to embrace the mess. Lean into the uncertainty. Stop obsessing over getting it “just right,” and start focusing on getting it out there.

How to Escape Your Safe Space

1. Take Action, Even if It’s Ugly When you have a new idea, don’t workshop it into oblivion. Test it. Fail forward. Get back up, adjust, and try again. Action is always better than inertia.

2. Show Up Authentically Your audience doesn’t need perfection; they need you. Be real. Be raw. Be someone they want to root for, not a perfectly polished robot.

3. Keep the Fun Alive Business doesn’t have to be a slog. When you stop hiding and start experimenting, you’ll reach your goals faster and have way more fun along the way.

The Bottom Line Your entrepreneurial safe space might feel comfy, but it’s also the thing keeping you stuck. So pack up your metaphorical blankie and venture out into the big, bold world of taking action. Your future self, the one who’s running a thriving business and laughing all the way to the bank, will thank you.

Stop hiding. Start doing. And maybe, just maybe, start having a little fun with this wild ride called entrepreneurship.

What’s happening this week in the Dare2Grow Collective?

• We have got 6 new Newsletters cooking in our free newsletter group with D2G members. This past week we had session 4, the feedback session was powerful and I am excited for when members begin releasing their emails. It has been a fun ride. We are going to re-convene in January after everyone has sent a couple. I will be building a co-hort based course around this priced at $99, message me if you are interested in joining in Febuary.

• The December cohort of the Linkedin Impact Accelerator kicked off. We had two no shows: not sure what that was all about. I have never paid for something and ghosted so if someone can fill me in if that is normal let me know.
  The great news is we are recruiting of the January cohort starting today.