FEARLESS ENTREPRENEURISM101

 

As published on our Ryze network.  CSea Perkins

 

 

QUESTION:

Hi! I am a complete novice in this area but was interested to join your network given the obvious passion with which you pursue your work.
I am a full time journalist but have time off in the weekends when I want to pursue my interest in starting my own business. I have a lot of ideas but lack confidence in them and also tend to become lazy because I am scared of failure. I paint in my free time and my paintings have been good enough for people to suggest that I do something constructive with them, like T shirt art, lamps, wooden home decor items as I have a good design sense. The problem is there is so much I want to do that I dont know where to start. I need to motivate myself constantly. How does one initiate the ground work required for starting your own business? Where does one begin?
Bindu!

 

 

ANSWER:   Thanks for your inquiry. The FIRST thing is to build your own belief system. Understand that there is usually a difference between what you think you want and what you really want. Define the latter and envision you accomplishing it every single day. See yourself in a situation interaction with someone you are working with; ask them, how can I best help you? If money were no object, what would you want most in this world? Then LISTEN, hear and genuinely feel what they are conveying to you. If you are in contribution to them, you have earned their attention. If you conduct yourself in a way that you CARE about THEM, you will be developing relationships, building them.

Do you have a product or service you genuinely believe in? I read you have several; PICK ONE. Are you a product of the product; meaning, can you relate to someone the benefits you feel in a way it can help them? If you are a servant leader, you always focus on them and how you can help them.

Decide WHICH avenue to pursue first; which one pleases you the most? That enthusiasm and resulting art if FOCUSED will become contagious. Other people will see and feel your passion and translate it into something that pleases them or not.

MOTIVATE yourself by connecting with people with like minds and that are inspiring you. Contact no less than 7 people per day that motivate and inspire you; it will encourage your successful juices to be used in ways to help others. Ask yourself who would benefit most from my art on T-Shirts. Are there any non-profits trying to raise money for a particular venue that could use your art to make their venue a success?

Do you see benefit in EARNING people's attention? Say LESS and ask MORE and LISTEN. Become the best listener in your field. This will immediately give you a serious edge on the competition. Don't be so quick to convince people why you are so good; get good at asking how you can be in contribution to them.

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