Thwart: to frustrate, foil, block, stop, or to obstruct,
hinder or hamper.
Many of us are quitting before we've actually had the
chance to put our business plans into motion. We often
find that we're coming up with these great ideas and plans,
but when the ball is ready to roll, we end it there. The
reality is, plain and simply, we aren't ready to run a
business. We like playing around with the idea of being in
business for ourselves; who wouldn't? It's very
empowering, enlightening and uplifting.
But then the realness of running a business comes into full
view. You wake up and realize that, wow this really is
hard work and the romantic idea of being an entrepreneur
fades. You now understand that being in business for
yourself is a huge challenge. It takes bravery, dedication
and commitment on a daily basis. If you don't work, and
decide to play for the day, you'll know it because your
accounts will register a big fat zero at the end of the
day. Quite frankly, if you don't work, you don't eat.
So like many dreamers you stuff the greatest business idea
of the millennium into a file folder and bury it. You bury
it way deep down inside your drawer where you'll hopefully
forget all about it, and so it collects dust. But here's a
revelation. Why not just make things easy and throw it out
with the rest of the garbage?
You hold on to this folder with the remarkable idea because
depositing it into the trash disrespects the dignity of it
somehow. You know that it doesn't belong in there, yet
you're not ready to let go of it completely. Now we're
getting somewhere aren't we?
Truth is, you were hoping that someday you would actually
be ready to run your own enterprise with that awesome idea
you created.
Do you think that it might be time to do some personal
housekeeping in preparation for when someday finally
arrives?
In the meantime, here are a few things for you to reflect
upon:
(1) What do you really want to see happen?
No, this isn't a rhetorical question. It's one that you
must answer. Finding out what you really want, knowing your
vision for your personal future and your life is key. This
is the starting point because it has a whole lot to do with
the type of business you'll operate and how you'll do it.
(2) If everything fell totally into place, what would be
the one thing that would keep you from realizing success?
Many of us know the answer to this question, but this tends
to be a bit vague. For instance, you may already know that
you tend not to communicate very well, but that's much too
general. You'll need to do some in-depth exploring to find
out what's specifically in your way. Knowing this, you'll
be able to set a plan in motion that will help you fix the
problem--before you begin your business.
(3) Understand that you must have a desire to fill a need.
That's what being in business is all about: filling the
needs/demands of society. You find a whole and fill it. If
you find a service or product that can be improved upon,
you do just that--improve it. If you have no desire to do
this, trust that being an entrepreneur is not for you. It
is impossible to be successful in business if you don't
have a desire to fill the needs and demands of the people.
This means listening to what they say, or paying attention
to what they want versus what they don't. It's not about
you; it's always about them.
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Aunice Reed is a Professional Success Coach and NLP Master
Specialist, specializing in Women's Personal Achievement &
Self-Discovery Work. Visit:
http://www.myunlimitedsuccess.com to learn more about her
practice.
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