2010. I was in New Zealand with some friends and the “thing-to-do” there is to go bungee jumping. I’m scared of heights and have vertigo, but I thought that by doing it I would lose that fear. Well, it’s not that simple.

I want to focus on the one reason why bungee jumping is scarier than almost any other “amateur sport” (without taking consideration the people who are insane and jump in wingsuit, check this video).

You have to jump yourself. There is no one to help. They can’t push you.

You have to do it yourself.

Looking down to what is going to happen and knowing that the worst is possible, brings up the biggest fears you could ever had. I feel the same on entrepreneurship.

Having to decide to start a business, leaving the safety of your job, maybe your country or city, family behind, friends away, its one of the most scariest decision an entrepreneur has to take.

And I have found myself thinking about that moment when I jumped in New Zealand. I could look down and guess what were my options. If everything went as planned I would enjoyed an incredible experience full of adrenaline. If it went bad there would be pain and possible death.

In that moment when you are in the platform your knees are shaking, the mouth dries and you can feel the sweat coming down your body. All this feelings are encountered when you decide you are going to take this risk in life of creating your own company. Some people have told me it’s not quite the same feelings. Maybe not the physical part but for sure the decision you need to take.

Its interesting that as bungee jumping, no one will push you to do it and possibly you will have many people saying :“Don't do it!”.

Many people would tell me that this is the same with every decision in life. I don’t agree. The higher the risk, the less people that you will see having to take this decision (or jumpin from a bridge).

What is so intriguing is that you feel that you have to do it. You know you have to do it. For all of you that have taking the decision to jump. I salute you.