👇 TL; DR: This Week in The Digital CEO Weekly 👇
✅ The Fear You Didn't Know Is Coming: There's a sneaky kind of fear that shows up right when things start working... and no one's talking about it.
✅ The Truth About Fear: We've been taught to avoid fear at all costs, but it's often the clearest sign you're standing at the edge of a major shift.
✅ The "Fear Alchemy" Mini Practice: If fear's been creeping in lately, this 5-step process will help you move through it – and shift it into momentum.
✅ Cool $h!t I'm Doing in MY Business (That You Can Totally Do Too): A behind-the-scenes look at what we're testing right now to free up time and scale smarter.
From the Desk of James Wedmore:
If you’re just starting your business, or finally getting it off the ground, it’s completely normal to feel a fear of failure, right?
But here’s what almost no one talks about...
👉 The fear that shows up AFTER you succeed.
If you think hitting a certain revenue number will make fear disappear forever…
...well, guess again.
In fact, every client I’ve coached who’s achieved tremendous success eventually runs into a new kind of fear.
The fear no longer sounds like, “What if I fail?” anymore.
Instead, it sounds like:
🤔 “What if this doesn’t last?”
🤔 “What if it all comes crashing down?”
🤔 “What if I can’t handle this?”
🤔 “What if I lose the people I love in the process?”
This, my friend, is the fear of expansion – the fear of stepping into a version of yourself that’s bigger than you’ve ever known.
And it’s sneaky because it can show up right when things are going really well.
But here’s something most entrepreneurs don’t realize:
Fear is not just a feeling. It’s not a passing emotion.
It’s a frequency.
It’s energetic. And if it's lingering in your field, it’s already influencing your decisions, your clients, your energy… everything.
Here’s a couple things I’ve learned about fear over the years:
➡️ What you fear, you’re already broadcasting.
➡️ What you worry about, you’re already setting in motion.
So instead of pushing fear away, I’ve learned to listen to it.
When you start to tune into fear and get curious about it, you might just find that it’s pointing you straight toward your next breakthrough.
The Truth About Fear 🔑
Back in 2018, I had an experience that completely shook me to the core.
A former contractor tried to extort me. And I thoughts I was gonna lose everything!
Nothing really came of it in the end… but DURING the experience...
I was a wreck! It nearly broke me.
For weeks, I was in a constant state of panic.
I couldn’t sleep.
I couldn’t think.
My nervous system was hijacked by one fear-driven thought, looping over and over again:
“This is it. It’s all going to fall apart. I’m going to lose everything.”
It really did feel like the end.
But here’s what actually ended up happening:
A year later, my business didn’t crash.
It quantum leaped – from $2M to $10M in revenue. 🤯
And that experience, as terrifying as it was, taught me something I’ve never forgotten:
Fear is not a stop sign.
It’s a signal that expansion is near.
A beacon that says, “You’re closer than you think.”
In entrepreneurship, we’ve been taught that fear means one thing:
🚫 Danger. Turn back.
But… what if that’s completely backwards?
What if fear isn’t a red light, but a gatekeeper?
A threshold guardian that always arrives at the doorway of your next evolution?
Every time I’ve been on the brink of a massive leap – more clients, more reach, more income…
👉 FEAR was the first thing to show up.
Why?
Because your old identity – the version of you that got you here but can’t take you further – can feel the new energy rising…
…and it’s threatened by your future self and what awaits you.
The version of you that’s already capable of more.
That’s when your nervous system kicks in and starts asking:
❓ “Can I handle this?”
❓ “What if it’s too much?”
❓ “What if I lose control?”
And the answer is…
Your old self?
NO – it cannot handle it. Because it’s not meant to.
This version of you is meant to be shed so the NEW you can emerge.
So... what if that FEAR you’re feeling isn’t really about “failure.”
But rather, it's an indication of your own MAGNITUDE.
More of YOU in your Personal Power coming through.
What if it’s not about losing everything?
But about becoming everything you’re meant to become?
When you choose to see it this way, fear is just power that hasn’t been claimed yet.
Which brings us to the real question:
How would you respond differently knowing that’s what’s really happening?
Because here’s the truth:
YOUR NEXT LEVEL REQUIRES A NEW CONTAINER
To rise, you have to let go. Release.
You must “upgrade” to a new version of you.
And to do that, you must surrender into trust:
✨ Trust that you are supported.
✨ Trust that your new identity will hold the expansion.
✨ Trust that fear is simply compressed power, waiting to be released.
TRY THIS: The "Fear Alchemy" Mini Practice 🧘♀️
If you’re feeling fear right now – about growth, collapse, change, or success – I want to offer you this simple but powerful practice.
It’s a tool I come back to when fear tries to hijack my nervous system and steer the ship.
It’s called Fear Alchemy – because you’re not ignoring the fear…
You’re transforming it.
STEP 1: NAME IT.
Close your eyes.
Breathe slowly.
Drop in.
Now ask yourself: “What exactly am I afraid of?”
Say it out loud:
🗣️ “I’m afraid that __________.”
No judgment. No trying to fix it.
Just name it.
Awareness is the first act of power.
STEP 2: FEEL IT IN THE BODY.
Scan your body.
Where is the fear living?
Your chest? Your gut? Your throat?
Place your hand on that space.
Breathe into it.
Don’t resist it. Don’t try to change it.
Just be with it.
STEP 3: ASK IT THIS.
“What are you trying to protect me from?”
“What truth are you hiding behind your panic?”
Listen.
There’s always wisdom in the fear.
It’s your threshold guardian – not your enemy.
STEP 4: COLLAPSE THE LOOP.
Now shift the lens:
Ask:
“What version of me is afraid of this?”
“And what version of me is READY for this?”
Visualize stepping into the ready version of you.
The one who leads with clarity. Who trusts. Who holds more.
Let your shoulders soften.
Let your breath deepen.
Let your energy settle into the readiness.
STEP 5: COMPLETE WITH ACCEPTANCE.
Whisper to yourself:
“I honor this fear. I reclaim its energy.”
“I align with the version of me who is ready now.”
Now, take one small action today from that version of you.
Even if it’s just a voice note. A post. A call. A pause.
Whatever it is, move forward from your expansion, not your fear.
Cool $h!t I'm Doing in MY Business (That You Can Totally Do Too) 😎
Okay… enough of all this sappy fear talk (haha!)
Let's get down to business with some cool things that will help you grow your business!
Here’s a quick peek behind the curtain – just a few things my team and I are implementing right now that you could totally swipe and run with in your own business:
1. We built our first AI-Powered Customer Support Bot 🤖
Using Intercom and weeks of training documents, we have officially created our first AI customer support chatbot.
Now let me be clear – I never plan on replacing my human team members with AI. But dang… we've already seen how much this frees up our time!
And if it's just YOU in your business right now, this could be a total game changer for getting your time back.
2. Asking everyone to reply 📩
This has been fun!
When someone registers for The Rise Of The Digital CEO, we send an email that asks them to reply and share what they are excited to learn.
We get sooo many replies, which helps ME deliver the best value... and it helps with email deliverability!
3. Using ChatGPT to Analyze Audience Data 🔍
Whether it's email replies, comments on our posts, or convos in our Zoom Chats, we are feeding all of that data into ChatGPT to look for trends, questions, objections and other blind spots about our audience.
This is the kind of market research that used to take weeks… now it takes minutes.
4. Giving Our Products and Programs an AI Makeover ⚙️
We are actively adding custom-trained bots, prompts, software and resources to our online programs like Business By Design… and the result?
It’s making the user experience (and results) 10x better! OMG!
That’s just a fraction of what’s happening behind the scenes.
And my hope is that one (or more!) of these sparks an idea for your next move.
Because you don’t need a huge team or budget to start implementing powerful upgrades in your business TODAY.
This Week on The Mind Your Business Podcast:
Breakthrough After Breakthrough... And That Was Just Part 1!
Last week, we kicked off our BIGGEST training of the year – The Rise Of The Digital CEO – and the momentum is already wild.
Thousands of digital entrepreneurs are having breakthrough after breakthrough because they're now seeing their business through a completely different lens…
...the lens of the Digital CEO.
But here’s the good news. Even if you missed the live kickoff, it’s NOT too late to get caught up and jump in.
We just dropped an episode on the podcast that recaps all the highlights from Part 1. All the gold, none of the fluff – just straight-up truth bombs and breakthroughs that’ll hit you like a ton of bricks (in the best way).
But fair warning – this isn’t one of those evergreen, catch-it-whenever kinda things.
The Rise of the Digital CEO is happening right now… and it only happens ONCE a year.
Part 1 was just the beginning, and what’s coming next builds on everything we’ve already covered. If you’ve been craving more clarity, more momentum, and a lot less chaos – this is your shot.
👉 Save your spot here and get the full experience before it’s gone.
And hey... don’t just take my word for it.
Here’s what people are already saying about Part 1... 👇
This Week In A Meme 🔥
If fear is showing up right now… take it as a sign that you're closer than ever to your next level.
So keep going. Trust yourself. Lean in.
The version of you that can hold more? They’re already on the way.
Thanks for reading – I’ll see you next Monday. 👊
Cheers,
James
