What’s holding you back? You have family members who have started businesses, friends who run their own businesses, yet you do not. You have always dreamed about running your own business and you always talk about it with your friends, family, and co-workers. So why haven’t you actually taken the steps to start?
You say that there is not enough. However, many people have accomplished much more in much less time than you think you have available. Successful entrepreneurs have found a way to develop an extraordinary skill called making time. It requires task management and the absence of procrastination.
You tell yourself that you do not have the money needed to start. But, before you jump to this conclusion, have you figured out how much money is needed to start? Exactly, you haven’t. You are just assuming you do not have enough money. We understand that entrepreneurship does take a significant financial investment. However, investing money into your business does not happen all at one time. It is a periodic activity without a set formula for the amounts and times of required deposits. Furthermore, successful entrepreneurs view their businesses as priority. With this in mind, they develop another extraordinary skill called finding the money they need. It’s a truly amazing skill.
So, you have convinced yourself that you do not have the knowledge or education to start a business. Maybe this was an acceptable excuse in the early 1900s, but today, this excuse is unacceptable. Today, we have unlimited amounts educational resources and tools available on the internet, in bookstores, or any public library. We live in the age of information. Have you ever heard of google? Try it. If for some reason you still can not find the directions to the information highway, then go to Barnes & Nobles and get a book for dummies.
What’s really holding you back? You tell yourself you don’t have the time, money, or education, but maybe the reason is a deeper, internal perhaps. Frequently, we blame outside factors when we do not want to look at the inside reasons why we have not been successful. The lack of confidence is the root cause for procrastination. Successful entrepreneurs understand that there is an analogous relationship between self-confidence and performance. Furthermore, successful entrepreneurs understand that with confidence comes power, with power comes motion, and with motion comes results.