If you’ve ever worried about sharing a business idea or waited for a business idea to come to you in a flash of inspiration this blog post is for you.

I’m sharing 5 myths about business ideas that I think will settle any fear of ‘losing’ ideas, your ideas not being special enough or not getting ideas in the first place.

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You have probably heard from everywhere on the internet that you need to be passionate about the business idea that you go for, otherwise it’s doomed before you start.

Here’s what I believe – while passion IS important in business there are more ways to achieve it that you might think.

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Cat LeBlancKnowing what you want in life can help you choose your business idea.

Actually, knowing what you want in life is an integral part of picking the right idea and business model for you, because I know that the right business idea will help you get the life you want.

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Cat LeBlancIn my work, I get to talk to so many people who know they want to be an entrepreneur. They know they want to do something, but they aren’t totally sure what that something might look like.

At times, they really do know what they want to do, but they aren’t giving themselves permission to do it.

I see a lot of people who really want to be a coach of some kind, but they haven’t been able to say yes to it yet, because they’re afraid they don’t have the qualifications or experience. Then others are totally gung-ho and ready to start promoting themselves as a coach but they have yet to build any expertise in their chosen area.

So let’s address the elephant in the room: Can you be a coach if you haven’t done it yourself?

The answer? It comes down to what exactly you mean by the term ‘coach’.

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Cat LeBlanc

In my line of work, I hear so many sad stories about people who have a wonderful business idea (or several!) but have been sitting on them – sometimes for years! – because they are mired in fear, indecision, or something else is holding them back.

In fact, I hear these stories so often, I can break most of them down into one of five major mistakes I see people make when starting a business:

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