What distinguishes the "dreamer" from those who succeed?
Above all, it's about how you think and having the right mindset. It's something very few people are born with, but it's something everyone can learn. Entrepreneurship is less about knowing what to do and more about knowing HOW to THINK.
Statistics show that more than 45% of entrepreneurs fail due to a lack of personal leadership.
If you have been employed for many years and have a "mindset" as an employee, you need to change it to a "mindset" that promotes an entrepreneur. You are now your personal leader. You need to take full responsibility for everything that has to do with your business. You need to have self-discipline and never give up. From the day you decide to start a business, you need to start investing in yourself and your business. Invest time, money, and effort to build your business but don't forget to invest time, money, and effort to your personal growth, knowledge-wise, healthily, and spiritually. Spiritual may sound a little fuzzy, but it's not. Happiness doesn't come from outside. Happiness comes from within.
You don't have to start your business overnight
In the past, it cost a lot of money, time, and effort to start a profitable business. But with today's technology and the new digital world we live in, it's easier than you think. But you may need to get past some performances that many people have and that are no longer true. For example, you need to be a technical genius to be able to build a website, run a YouTube channel or advertise on Facebook or other social platforms. It's so much easier than you think, but indeed it's a learning curve, but you don't need to have any technical training or experience whatsoever.
I'm one of those who didn't grow up with a computer. I was over 20 when I first learned how to use a computer. I have worked with health, human resources, and finance all my life and have absolutely no technical background to lean on.
"Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% sweat."
THOMAS EDISON
You also don't need to have thousands of followers on social media or have a unique business idea, which I will write a little more about in another block post.
Much more important is to be consistent and work "just right". Take it one step at a time, build a solid foundation, let it take the time it needs. You can start your business on the side of your current work. Give it 1-2 hours every day or every other day, or as often as possible. The important thing is that you do it consistently. Ok, you may start protesting and think that you are busy already and have no time over and will burn you out, etc... but examine yourself, be completely honest with yourself.
What do you do today that you can reduce down on to create your dream life in the future?
Isn't there anything you do today that you could reduce throughout, for example, six months to build something for your future? I got a minor shock when I saw my statistics on how many hours I spend on pointless browsing on social networks. And right now, I'm spending an unnecessarily long time watching a series on Netflix...
"Short-time pain for a little bit of more longtime gain is worth it."
- That's what an entrepreneur thinks.
Some questions you can ask yourself to become more aware of what you want.
- What is the reason you want to run your own business and become an entrepreneur? Write down three reasons on a piece of paper and put them somewhere where you can read them every day.
- What is your purpose? Give it some time to think about your purpose, and feel free to write it down.
For example, my purpose is:
"Inspire and help others dare to step out of their comfort zone and into their full potential to create a life of passion and abundance."
- What are your three biggest fears when it comes to building your dream business and dream life? It's good to know them because they'll probably stop you on your way trip. If you know them when they arrive, you have a better chance of getting past them, or I prefer to say “get through them”. The best way to get rid of your fears and limiting thoughts is to meet them and go right through them. Otherwise, they tend to reappear a little later with greater force. (I will write more about fears and limiting thoughts in a later blog post.)
Good personal leadership sees "mistakes" as experiences.
Leadership is to take full responsibility for all results produced, good and less good, without blaming yourself or others for making mistakes. All marks, good and bad, are only experiences that can give you a lot of knowledge.
- Ouch, this didn't work. - Ok, what did we learn from that? We learned that we shouldn’t do it again. How can we do it next time?
It's about focusing on your vision, maintaining your passion, and maintaining healthy relationships with everyone who supports your journey and not least with yourself.