Thursday, November 20, 2008

Follow These 8 Behaviours to Ensure Success as an Entrepreneur!

By Hayley Weatherburn

How do the wealthy make their millions and make it look so easy? They seem to make money effortlessly, yet for us it seems so hard. What you will find is that most of the successful entrepreneurs have similar behavioural attributes that encourage success. If you follow these 8 simple steps, which are activities of successful entrepreneurs, then you will be joining them in the near future.

DELVE INTO THE MINDS OF THE WEALTHY - Write down the values and beliefs of the entrepreneurs you admire or hope to be as successful as, and simply adjust yours to be the same. Another great idea is to actually find a local successful entrepreneur and ask if you can have a coffee with them to 'pick their brain' so to speak. Obviously compliment them, and then explain why you admire them so and ask if it is possible that they would share a few lessons to help you on your way to success. If you can't do that, read the biographies of people like Richard Branson, or Donald Trump and learn that way. Replicate success - and that is what you will get, copy the behaviours of the lazy, and that is also what you will get! Which do you want?

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 - When driving your car, do you first think of where it is you want to go? That is right, you need a desired destination before driving. This is the same when becoming a successful entrepreneur. You need a desired outcome. What is very important is to actually write these goals down, and be specific. Write them in the present tense so, like with visualising; your subconscious mind believes it has happened. Don't stress about HOW you are going to get there, this will come, just make sure you have the destination written down.

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!

ANTICIPATE SUCCESS - Expect that your success is inevitable. With this attitude of success, it won't matter what obstacles stand in your way, you will know that you will work out a way to ensure success. In the law of attraction, expectation is powerful - if you expect something, there is no doubt in your mind to it not happening, and therefore that is the energy you are sending out. Success will be yours.

APPRECIATE - Focus and appreciate everything you have. Some of you may have heard of the saying "Attitude of Gratitude". This will attract more positivity into your life. For example, let's say your mind is a search engine and you put type in the word "POVERTY". What are you going to get? Hundreds of websites that will talk about poverty - how is that going to make you feel? Poversish. Ok, so let's do the opposite - what happens if you type in the words "SUCCESS" or "WEALTH", what do you get? Hundreds of positive sites on success and wealth. Your mind is the same, so only type into it what you want - not what you don't 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.

PERSEVERANCE - Commitment and perseverance is key to surviving obstacle and actually arriving at your goal. Vow now that you will never give up until your goals are achieved. With commitment like that, you have no other choice but to succeed, not matter what is thrown in front of you.

If you pursue your goals, dreams and desires using these 8 behaviours - calling yourself a successful entrepreneur will be only natural. Good luck! Enjoy the journey, reward your triumphs and learn from your setbacks! Success is yours.

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