January 2, 2009
Follow These 8 Behaviours to Ensure Success as an Entrepreneur!
I have discovered, after much research in self-development and Life Coaching, 8 similar behaviours between the successful entrepreneurs and those making all the money. If these 8 action steps are followed daily and consecutively – there is no doubt in my mind that success will come your way!
REPLICATE YOUR ENTREPRENEURIAL HERO- Either find a local entrepreneur that you look up to, or even an international highly successful one like Richard Branson or Oprah Winfrey. Start to study them, not just their actions but their mindset as well. Read their Biographies, ask yourself – what do I believe their values and beliefs would be? What would their daily activities involve? If you can, organise with your local successful entrepreneur and ask them if you could have a coffee with them to learn from them. You will be surprised, most successful ones will be happy to share their success.
VISUALISE – This may seem a bit odd at first, you may feel like you are day dreaming but it works. The mind can’t differentiate between what is real and what isn’t. For example, if you held a banana in your hand and looked at it – then put it down, closed your eyes and imagined you were holding a banana – the same neurons in the brain fire off. Visualise success on a daily basis and eventually the mind believes it is real and replicates your subconscious behaviours to ensure that it does happen.
GOALS -All successful entrepreneurs have goals, and they write them down. Have Long term goals and short term goals. It is a great idea to have a goal notebook. If you haven’t done it before, start off with small daily or weekly goals. Like – I have achieved 20 marketing calls this week. Once you start achieving quite a few, then stretch yourself. When writing goals – don’t worry about the HOW, just put your goals out there and get on with your daily activities. You will be amazed how clever your unconscious mind is at finding ways to make what is possible.
INCOME PRODUCING ACTIVITIES – Although obvious, this is actually an important one to state. I mean, how many of you (and let’s be honest) have gone to do some money making work, but become side tracked with organising “important” things, or creating new systems, or having lunch – when you should have been doing marketing calls? Write a list of the actual core activities that brings in money to your business. Once you have recognised what these are – make sure you are doing at least one of these a day!
EXPECTATION – Expect that you will be successful. This again helps the unconscious mind to replicate what it is hearing / seeing. If it has an expectation of being a success, then it will do everything it needs to to for fill this truth.
ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE – Focusing on what you have, will only attract more to what you have. Focusing on what you don’t have, will attract more of the feeling of lack. Whenever you start feeling that you are focusing on being broke, or on not having enough – stop, and write down ten things you are grateful for. This will shift the energy that you are sending out and help you to re-focus. The more positive you are, you start to notice more positive things and attract more of what you want.
CONSTANTLY DEVELOP – Plug yourself into self-development programs, read books on improving yourself in finance, personal, health, relationships, business, etc. The more you continuously grow the more open to opportunities and success you become. The top entrepreneurs and successful people are always learning, growing and developing new ideas from what they learn.
COMMITMENT – Sometimes you may feel like you are going up a stream without a paddle – I have felt that often. I have even felt that sometimes I am actually going backwards. What I have realised though – is to never give up. Stay focused on your goals and stay committed. If you are determined, no matter what obstacle comes your way, you will ALWAYS find a way to continue towards your goal!
A thorough understanding of the above 8 behaviours, and making them regular habits will only increase your chance of success ten-fold. Enjoy the experience and journey you take in achieving your goals. Don’t forget to reward your successes and learn from the setbacks, success is on the cards – good luck!
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