Philosophies for Becoming a Successful Entrepreneur

Happy Fri-yay, I mean Friday, everyone! I hope the work week has treated you well. Today I wanted to share an article I came across, published by Forbes.com, that discusses simple philosophies to becoming a successful entrepreneur. Here are a few points that caught my eye...

Prep Your Mindset
Preparing your mindset encompasses thinking long-term regarding your business. We're offered a reminder that entrepreneurial success doesn't happen overnight and your ways of thinking should reflect that. "Prepare your mindset. Entrepreneurship is a work of heart and not a perfect, straight line to success. It’s supposed to feel crazy at the beginning. You have nothing to lose." When you think about the long-term success of your business, this includes answers to questions like what you want to get out of the entire venture, as well as how much time will you spend working? How much will you be paid? How many employees will you have? Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

Be Unapologetically Yourself
Part of being a successful business owner means opening up to an audience. Now more than ever, this can be done on social media. Social media grants you the avenues to reach hundreds if not thousands of people (potential customers). You also have the means to share what you do and why you do it.

Tell Stories
People love a good story. Telling stories connects you to your customers, and connections lead to them remembering you. The article mentions just that, “Additionally, I think that you’ll find that stories help your customer or audience remember you. Because stories usually stay with us for longer than factual data, your story may affect them on a profound level and allow them to feel more comfortable using your product or service.”

Set Goals, Work Hard, And Refuse to Fail
This point pretty much explains itself. If you refuse to fail - you won't! Each setback is just a lesson learned; something you can move forward from with gained experience. My favorite quote from this article states, “You can choose never to fail again, as long as you’re willing to find the lesson in each setback. Those setbacks are making you a person that is capable of the high-level work you will need to do to reach your version of success."

I hope this post offers some inspiration! I hope you read a statement that pushes you even further along the path to success. What piece of advice would you offer to entrepreneurs who are just starting out? I'd love to hear your thoughts. Have a wonderful and safe weekend!