Help me. I'm scared.

[David Zheng]

I can't shake this overbearing fear of doing something outside of what I'm used to.

I've found a pretty good niche for myself in my own little city but I feel like I shouldn't put all my eggs in one basket and I know I need to work on new things in new places in order to learn and grow more...

but this uncertainty is killing me. I'm not one of those people who will wait to pull the trigger on a good deal but even after hours of researching, analyzing, etc. I can't shake the fear of failing

what I mean is like...investing out of state, trying a flip, etc.

Also, partnering if a strong no-no from me as of right now. I really don't trust anyone these days and its saved my a$$ a bunch of times.

For those more experienced, do you just do things and assume you'll lose money  (maybe or maybe not) and get over the fear of failure?

Is the route to take just partnering on a deal with someone somewhere else and hoping for the best?