If you're aiming to build a successful business, there is
one thing that will determine whether you achieve it.
It's not about how good your product or service is.
It's not even about how good your marketing is.
The real key to getting the success that you want is
developing the right business mindset.
The problem is that many of us who set up businesses do so
after successful careers as employees, managers or
directors working for someone else.
But the reality is that you need to think and act
differently as an entrepreneur or independent professional
than you do to build a high-flying career in other
organizations.
And that's a big reason why many people don't achieve the
success with their own businesses that they had in their
earlier career.
So taking the right steps from the start can make success
much easier and more comfortable.
It doesn't mean that you have to change your personality
and it's not about whether you are a 'born salesman'.
You just need to take a slightly different approach to how
you think, work and communicate with others.
Here are 5 important steps:
1. Set a Clear Outcome
If you go on a journey, the first thing you need to know is
where you are headed. Yet most businesses don't have a
clear idea of where they're going, so it's not surprising
that so many fail.
Without clarity you lack direction; it becomes hard to make
decisions, and your results end up being average at best.
On the other hand, clear objectives provide some certainty
as a basis for good future decisions.
So setting a clear vision can be worth a fortune to your
business.
2. Take Action
While it's important to aim high in setting your vision,
it's best to start with small steps. Too many people fail
to get anywhere with their plans for growing their business
because they fail to take the crucial first step.
Many people fall victim to those profit thieves
procrastination, where you put off things you need to do,
and perfectionism, where you wait until it's 100% right
before taking action.
The problem is it will never be 100% right and nobody else
will do it if you don't take action.
3. Encourage and Respond to Feedback
Thomas Edison regarded every one of his thousands of
'failed' attempts to make the light bulb viable as being
successful - because each one helped him move closer to his
goal in some way.
It's the same in business. Without taking that first step,
you will never get the feedback you need in order to be
successful.
4. Stay Focused on Your Goal
As you start moving towards your goal, things will happen
that might tempt you to drift off course and keep you from
achieving your objective.
Psychological studies suggest that your mind works on
bringing into reality whatever you are focused on. That's
why it's important to get clear about exactly what you are
aiming for. But you need to stay focused on what you want,
rather than worrying about what you don't want.
5. Take Responsibility for Your Results
Whenever you set out to do something, you will always end
up with either the result you wanted or an excuse for why
you haven't got it.
People who come up with reasons or excuses for something
not happening usually see themselves as not having any
control over the outcome. Successful people on the other
hand accept responsibility for whatever situation they are
in and seek to change it.
Whether you choose to be one of the people who gets results
or one who has many excuses for not getting them, you will
always get what you want.
Of course, the product also has to be right and the
marketing needs to be effective. But, when you are seeking
success as an entrepreneur, the right mindset gives you a
great start.
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Robert Greenshields is a marketing success coach who helps
entrepreneurs and independent professionals to develop the
right mindset and marketing strategies for higher profits.
Sign up for his 7 free secrets of making your marketing
more effective at http://www.PersuasiveMarketingPower.com
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