In my 25 years in professional business development, I have discovered that professionals in business development learn to think like entrep...
In my 25 years in professional business development, I have discovered that professionals in business development learn to think like entrepreneurs. That is what enables them to rise to the top of their profession. And I am here to tell you that there is a way to learn to think differently.
True entrepreneurs struggle with their business opportunities for a variety of reasons. The most obvious is lack of capital, lack of understanding of marketing and human resources issues. However, my own entrepreneurial experience and knowledge reveal the other three main reasons why people fail in entrepreneurial endeavors.
They are not prepared to pay the price for success. They link the success of their business to their own self-worth. They fail to set realistic goals and plan for themselves and their business. True entrepreneurs have the right mindset to prevail over a certain period of time.
You will learn to understand the axioms of roles, targets, and tolls. Successful entrepreneurs, on the other hand, struggle to separate their role in life from their self-worth and identity. They understand that the role, performance, and failure of their own endeavor is not a judgment on them as individuals.
People who tend to equate their self-worth with their composite role identity risk disadvantage and try to maintain the status quo. The ability to distinguish between these two identities allows them to be both risk-prone and risk-averse, which is a key component of entrepreneurship success.
People who risk failure, who have experienced it, and who have learned from it, not only learn to distinguish between their role identity and their self-identity, but they also learn the lessons of risk and failure. They understand that early failure in a company is a natural part of a successful start-up. They are able to accept the experience, learn from it and move on.
Entrepreneurs must be prepared to face up to early failure and deal with it in order to assert themselves over time. This is crucial for the success of every entrepreneur.
Much has been said about how setting goals and planning is necessary for entrepreneurs to succeed, but few people are learning the mechanisms of successful goal setting and planning. Visualizing goals, writing them down, and creating a detailed plan for achieving them gives self-confidence and motivation to prevail. Successful entrepreneurs are not only goal-oriented, but they also learn and execute the process of strategic and tactical goal/planning. Not only planning and planning are important, but the goal-setting process enables them to develop trust, take risks and fail.
They determine their own destiny, take risks, assume leadership positions, and make the adjustments needed to assert themselves over time. They learn that they cannot work on their own plan if they are part of another goal plan. More than an operational business plan, her goal plan plays an important role in her life.
Entrepreneurs need to understand that there is a toll to pay. To succeed in any role in life, you have to be willing to pay the full price, one by one.
There is no overnight success for entrepreneurs. In fact, I have heard that overnight success takes 15-20 years. One of the earliest challenges entrepreneurs face is reshaping themselves, including growing beyond their current circle of contacts.
Most people feel more comfortable with this type of person than they should be. Because they tend to remain in their own psychological comfort zone, they begin to lose a risk-taker's identity.
Entrepreneurs often move in different circles from those connected to those who understand the journey. Going alone as a person, venturing into the risky unknown, can be lonely in itself. There is also newfound stress on old relationships.
Entrepreneurs need to learn a lot to be successful, including the everyday mechanics of running a business, producing a product, providing a service, earning money, and dealing with people. The biggest challenge is to develop an understanding of who an entrepreneur is. It is said that pioneers are shot front and back, but the process of distinguishing between roles, performance, self-worth, risk-taking, and enforcement against adversity is about sticking to your goals, adapting your plans, and being willing to pay the daily toll.
They must grapple with what they want to do, what motivates them and maintain their willingness to prevail in the face of long-term adversity. Successful entrepreneurs learn to change their thinking so that they can prevail where others have failed along the way.
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