Why Negativity is Great for your Business
There are hundreds of things that must go right in order for you to succeed as an entrepreneur. Let's just be honest.......it's difficult. However, it becomes ten times more difficult when you begin to listen to your critics. Ok, so maybe you've went into a few hundred "surefire" business opportunities and none of them have materialized as of yet; Or maybe they have shown some promise but not to the extent that you originally thought. That shouldn't cause people to lose faith in you and to speak negativity over every new idea you bring to the table, should it? Well.......honestly.............YEAH, IT SHOULD!
Those people usually only propel you to greatness. Without them you become tired and and are more apt to give up. Every successful entrepreneur has had to deal with it. I know that sounds pretty cliche but it's true. Look at the biography of any successful entrepreneur that you know and I can almost guarantee you that their business began simply because of some larger entity that didn't believe in the person or the product. These naysayers are simply a part of the success process.
The key to success, however, is not to allow theses negative forces to destroy your confidence in yourself or your business. You have to learn to put everybody's comments into the proper perspective. Remember, you have the power to control the way you see things. Below you'll find a few key points that will help you to put the negativity in its place.
NOOOOOOBODY KNOOOWS........
The first thing that you have to realize is that nobody will believe in your vision. Not family, not friends, not co-workers, not church members......NOBODY! The vision is not theirs, it belongs to you. I like to look at it this way, "If everybody could see the value in my idea, then it's probably not revolutionary at all. Thus, not that profitable." The fundamental principle of profiting from "the next big thing" is to be the first to see it coming. So don't expect anybody else to immediately jump on board with you.
ITS NOT FOR EVERYONE
The second key is to realize that entrepreneurship is not for everyone. Your drive to create a path for yourself is a God-given instinct. That is why you've always envisioned the "cube life" as settling and also why people don't understand your passion. There is something in you that, despite the failures, ensures you that YOU are a founder, a visionary, a leader. At a young age you probably found yourself driven to create earning opportunities for yourself; Or you were at least intrigued with the idea that you would own your own business as an adult. You must realize that this drive does not belong to everybody............and for good reason. I give much respect to those people who have the perseverance to be an employee for 30 years and retire. I have just come to the realization that we don't share like passions.
Fulfillment for us, entrepreneurial types, comes from taking a thought and pushing it past adversity into stability. We thrive on the liberation that comes from being able to create a dollar rather than to earn one. So don't be discouraged if it seems that you are in those turbulent waters all alone, just know that success means different things to different people......and you share your definition with the minority.
FIND THE SILVER LINING
Another key to fighting through the negativity is to find something positive. One thing I learned from network marketing is that there is power in positive thinking. As a network marketer, you could have had a terrible week and be about to give up on your business, but once you make it to the big conference or even a conference call you would come away with new life and optimism to spare. I would know everything that would be said before I got there, I even knew that they were saying it just to make me go out and work harder....BUT.....IT STILL WORKED! This reminds me of the scripture that says "Faith comes by hearing." It is the exact same principle and it is the absolute truth.
So, when other peoples negativity threatens your growth, go out and find something positive to get your juices flowing again. Read a blog, or a success story in a magazine, or even call a friend who shares your ambitions. I guarantee that it will not take much to get you back in the right state of mind again, because everything that you need to succeed has already been placed inside of you. All you have to do is protect it from the grim reaper of negativity.
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3 comments:
"The first thing that you have to realize is that nobody will believe in your vision. Not family, not friends, not co-workers, not church members......NOBODY! The vision is not theirs, it belongs to you."
Start a new company and you learn pretty quickly who your real friends are.
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