When we think of fear, we usually imagine running from a bear or throwing ourselves off a bungee jump. But the average human being encounters that kind of fear-for-my-hide a handful of times in an entire life.

There’s another kind of fear we face a hundred times a day and pound-for-pound it’s scarier than a bear, even a bungee-jumping bear.

We’re teeth-clenching, heart-pounding, knee-knocking afraid of being WRONG. And starting a micro-business puts us directly in the path of that kind of fear every day.

I spent this week on the Hawaiian Island of Lana’i testing out the very first Micro-palooza event to be held twice yearly by Micro-business Fanatic. At the same time, I launched the Micro-business Showdown Game. As you may know, Micro-palooza is the glittering prize for those lucky enough to win the Micro-business Showdown.

Underneath all the scuba diving, mountain hiking, kayaking, beach lounging and general playing-around we did this week, I had a wicked case of the jitters.