Well, thank you, Mark. And one of the things that I want people to know is that entrepreneurs are human beings. And like all of us, when you're trying to build a business, you know, you're going to have fears. 

And I remember a quote that Mark Twain said in one of his books he says:

That was a great lesson to me of just doing it anyway, you know, getting out there and doing it anyway. And, I think it's just so important that as an entrepreneur, that you don't let things like that keep you from your destiny you just do it anyway, and that fear goes away. 

I'm just really, excited to talk about this subject today with you Mark because I know, fear is a contributing factor that keeps people from accomplishing their dreams.

I totally agree with you Joseph - I loved your answers and it's a great story, too - very inspiring!

Also, what's glaring for me is when you mentioned that fear is a contributing factor that keeps people from accomplishing their dreams. Such an eye-opener for me and to our listeners right now. And also you mentioned personal discipline - you're a man of discipline - I know that because been watching your ASK Joseph Land series and I believe that you have discussed that a couple of times in your previous episodes. 

I think Mark, I want to add to this that probably one of the root causes is what people think. What somebody says or, you know, what you think somebody might be thinking about you - going for your dream causes you to be fearful.

And so don't think about those things. Those people aren't thinking about you anyway, they're thinking about themselves. And so, fear is something that prepares you for greatness.

Hey welcome back everyone, by the way, thank you for listening to us right now, and for those of you who just tuned in, we're actually having an interview with the business sage, the expert, and great business mentor - Mr. Joseph Land -and again thank you for time for this interview, we really appreciate it. 

We're talking about an interesting topic where a lot of people are having challenges dealing with their fears of failure. Now, going back, our next question is a good one:

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It gave me the confidence to know that I was a winner. It gave me the confidence to know that it didn't matter what somebody else thought. It didn't matter what somebody else did. It only mattered what I did. And it taught me that adversity is a blessing. It makes you better. I see so many people today that run businesses that have become complacent and complacency will kill a business.

And I think complacency is worse than fear. I think complacency is driven by fear. And so I see people that reach a measure of success in their business, and then they become complacent. They don't continue to go for it. And all of a sudden they lose a key customer or they lose the key associate or something happens and all of a sudden they're scrambling. All of a sudden they're looking at it instead of going to get new customers and creating more revenue, they are looking at ways to cut people out of their business so they can survive. And survival mode is not for winners. Being aggressive and building your business and not being complacent is for winners.

And so I think, complacency is driven by fear - a fear of calling on a new customer, feel fear of building a larger operation, some of those things. And you just need to do it anyway. So, if you learn anything from this podcast, the one thing I want you to know is creating our personal discipline will take you a long way. 

Knowing what it is that you want to do on Monday morning when you sit down in your office, the start work, having a game plan, being prepared, knowing exactly what you want to do and who you're gonna call to get their business. Who are you going to call to thank for their business? What associates are you going to encourage and thank for the good job they're doing. What is your game plan? 

That's wonderful, Joseph. I can see how you turned lessons in your life - which includes failure - into positive learning and be able to share that experience and knowledge, as a blessing to others. 

You're such a great person! That's why you're always blessed. Now, I want to give emphasis on this and I loved it- adversity is a blessing! it makes you better and complacency could kill a business. Complacency is driven by fear, how profound can it get? 

I don't mind staying for long hours in this interview, it gives me a paradigm shift from the way I used to see things especially when it comes to fear of failure but, unfortunately, we are gearing towards the end of our podcast show today, and it's been a very good interview.

But the other thing that JL capital does is to provide capital for entrepreneurs who are looking to grow and scale their businesses. Number one, you have to have a great business going in the idea. Number two, you have to have good credit. And we'll need to look at some financial data and some of that, but we can help you secure unsecured capital. That means there's no collateral forest based on the integrity of your business and your signature and who you are as a person.

And also, one of the things that I know and why I'm passionate about this is one of the most difficult things that an entrepreneur has to do is, to get capital, to grow their business. And a lot of times, I like to say, and fund that if you go to a bank, you know, they will give you an umbrella when the sunshine, but they won't give you one when it's raining, that's when you really need it.

And so a lot of times you go to the bank and you need to borrow a hundred thousand dollars and they want you to sign personally, and they want you to give your firstborn as collateral, and in today's world, it's just really tough, for an entrepreneur to get the kind of capital they need to be successful, to fulfill what it is they're trying to do with their vision, a dream for their company.

And so we're able to provide a lot of that funding and help people along the way. And then the whole other piece of that is mentoring. You know, having someone that can tell you, what it is you need to do and advise you, with your business who has been in the arena and has fought. And men successful is a great asset to have when you're building a company.

So those are some of the things that a JL capital group does. And my wife and I are very excited about that. And, Mark, thank you for all that you do for JL Capital Group and all that you do, with helping people realize what our brand is across the globe. So we're excited about JL capital going forward.

There are a lot of things that we're involved in. We see a lot of opportunities coming when you see a lot of people saying, Oh, woe is me and no things don't look good, anything calms me. That's the time when people like me make a lot of money because when the fish are all swimming in one direction, I'm sitting wondering why, and I'm looking at a new direction to go, because I know there is a great profit to be made when people are crying, what worries me?

So I know that our listeners are hearing some of this stuff and it might be fresh on their ears today. But think about it, you know, new ideas of the morning, when times are difficult in society. And, remember what Henry Ford said. If you're building a dream or a business, I want you to remember what Henry Ford said: