Leave your ego at the door, create a firm direction, then just do it.
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Starting my business career was tough. I made a lot of
mistakes, but I don’t regret those mistakes. They were important learning
experiences for me, but I wish I had known then what I know now. These are
the top four things I wish I’d
have known before launching my first small business all those years ago.
You can do it.
My initial optimism was always tempered by that
little voice in the back of my head that said I couldn’t do it. Don’t
underestimate the power of self-confidence. Think back to your childhood when
your parents told you that you could do something. Didn’t it give you the
strength to move forward?
That doesn’t change when you become an adult. You can
do it and you do have the power. Make sure you’re confident, and if you can’t
be confident approach someone you look up to for reassurance.
It won't take as long as you think.
Conventional wisdom says that it takes at least
five years for you to achieve a profit when
running a small business. This couldn’t be further from the truth. You can
achieve big profits without putting everything on the line within the first
year. It’s certainly not uncommon.
Don’t be put off by the people who say it’s not
going to happen anytime soon. I achieved tremendous success with some of my
small businesses within the first year, and sometimes within the first six
months.
Concentrate on your key milestones.
You must have a firm direction. It’s the same
principle for any new venture. Create realistic goals and track your progress.
Do the same with your small business.
Create daily goals, weekly goals, monthly
goals and annual goals. Don’t be afraid to get ambitious with them. Push
yourself at all times to greater heights.
You need help.
Probably the most important thing I ever learned
from starting a small business is that everyone needs help. Everyone needs a
mentor. Ninety percent of all successful business people had help from someone
else. That could be a family member, friend, or just a mentor they met at a
conference somewhere.
Seek out the help of those who's more successful
than you. Be willing to humble yourself and don’t assume you know it all
because you don’t.
When I first started it was easy for me to want to
keep control and to want to do everything myself. That was a dumb idea and my
progress was much slower because of it.
Open your mind and leave your ego at the door.
Last Word – Start Your Small Business
Today
Your small business lives or dies on the decisions
you make and the attitudes you hold from the very beginning. I’d always say
that you should leave your ego at the door, create a firm direction, and then
just do it.
Don’t procrastinate. Just do it.
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