<\/a>The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary-Vidal Sassoon<\/em><\/p>\n

What tickles your fancy? To be an employee or to own your own business? We aren\u2019t saying there is anything wrong with being an employee; we just want to make sure that you think its ok. I personally don\u2019t like being told what to do, when and how, on a regular basis. I am all for structure and guidance and someone to work alongside with other than my cat, but I want, rather, need to be in control of my day to day goings on. \u00a0For this, I will take the risk of being an owner rather than working for one.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s all about mindset<\/strong>. It\u2019s about developing the right mental attitude. Think positively, be positive. It\u2019s in the responsibility of knowing you own your own business and that it\u2019s ALL UP TO YOU. Scary, but exhilarating. It\u2019s an emotional roller coaster, one that you control, that you steer.<\/p>\n

Most people are afraid to be their own boss. It\u2019s their little voice, their gremlin that sabotages their self esteem and self respect for not believing that they too can DO IT. Everyone has this little voice, or more accurately, the one that screams at us from time to time. \u00a0It\u2019s the perceived pain of the setback from an obstacle that messes with our head, rather than the setback itself. It\u2019s how we manage the pain, or how long we allow the pain to last that is the issue.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s about long term thinking that gives you the motivation. If you only think about the problem \u2018of the moment\u2019, and not that it is what it is, a short term problem, your long term vision becomes cloudy. We all have problems. Every day we encounter some sort of issue that needs to be dealt with outside of our comfort zone. Every day!<\/p>\n

Starting a business is awkward. It\u2019s out of our comfort zone, it\u2018s an uphill battle. It\u2019s one heck of a learning curve. If you take time to learn it, stick with it, it will eventually become second nature. Then you need to learn some more. Success happens only in learning. Learning comes from coaching. \u00a0A coach can be a friend, family member, co-worker, pint of ice cream or pint of beer, bartender, a book, a dream. A coach can also be, well, a coach. Success happens when there is a willingness to be coachable.<\/p>\n

Too many people think that when they have it all figured out, they don\u2019t need to learn anymore. So they stop learning, and they stop being successful.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the ironic thing: The more you know the more you realize what you don\u2019t know!<\/em><\/p>\n

Success is not guaranteed. It is measured by input. Most people stick a toe in and when they hit their first obstacle, their first \u2018no\u2019, they yank their toe out. They are focusing on the \u2018problem of the moment\u2019 and lose sight of their long term vision. We need to go into each day with a goal so that we can dodge the curve balls.<\/p>\n

It is easier not to try; it is easier to give up when we hit a road block. Success takes a lot of time and effort. It takes the feeling of what \u2018no\u2019 does to us to appreciate what the \u2018yes\u2019 feels like. We all have a relationship with the word no and typically it gives us that yucky feeling in the pit of our stomach.<\/p>\n

How do we overcome it?<\/p>\n

Mindset.\u00a0 A positive one. And maybe a little Pepto Bismal.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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