Tips For The Savvy New Entrepreneur

Have you recently left a job to work for your self, only to find your entrepreneurial undertaking to be fraught with chaos and confusion? Not to worry. The good new is, there’s a scientific method to getting you through the garden of good and evil. In a world awash with home-based business opportunities, and internet marketing scams, clear cut, hands on direction is primary for success.

It is essential that you have the tools necessary to navigate yourself through this sea of sometimes overwhelming possibilities. You need to know the right questions to ask at the most opportune time, that being BEFORE you sign on the dotted line, pledging all but the blood of your first born. You need to be informed, do the research and have a plan of action. If you don’t you will most likely fail miserably, but not before being purged of your retirement fund, and or the kids college tuition.

Jumping blindly into a home based business opportunity, because you can afford to do so, is like saying yes to driving an 18 wheeler cross country, just because you have a drivers license. Without the owners manual to that big rig, you won’t know what to do in the case of a blow out, or how to ascend and descend in high elevations, nor will you be able to back that sucker up, turn it around and leave the Triple X Truck Stop when you’re ready to do so.

In short, without guidance, direction and specific tutorials, most of us are clueless as to how to remove lint from our navels correctly, much less produce six figure incomes with a fledgling startup we know little or nothing about how to run, or not run, into the ground.

When starting to build anything it is imperative to have an architectural diagram. Without structure from which to develop something, nothing much manifests. The following comprises the best contextual advise I can think of to give anyone interested in constructing a solid, strong and durable foundation for an enduring entrepreneurial endeavor.

Ten Tips For Staying On Course

#1 Take Your Shoes Off At The Door – Seriously, take your shoes off. It’s time to break up old patterns, do something different, lay a new foundation. If you can commit to this, you have successfully humbled yourself and raised the bar on your ability to FOCUS. And in case you’re wondering focus, coupled with humility IS a priceless commodity in any business venture.

#2 Show Up - Dressed – What? Like you think you aren’t really working just because you work from home? Cummon now, this IS a real job. Your home based business is NOT A GET RICH QUCK SCHEME, there’s real work for you to do here. Indeed you have to pace yourself, but let’s not blur the lines, let’s show up and be ready and I don’t know anyone who is ‘ready’ to do business in sleep ware. I’ve tried it both ways and I have to say that on the days I get up, get dressed and show up at my desk ready to work, I do more business than the days I leisurely lounge around.

#3 Clarify Your ‘Why’ – X marks the spot only if you know where the spot is. Clearly defined points of reference become beacons on the high seas of discontent. If you don’t know ‘why’ you’re hangin in there, then when the going gets tough you’re more likely to give up. Set long term, medium and short term goals and keep daily To Do lists. Be vigilant with yourself and others regarding your time. That which doesn’t qualify for your attention shouldn’t get any. And if you don’t know what this means, think about it. You are either moving toward what you want or away from it. That which distracts you, sucks your energy and takes you ‘offcourse’ – of course should not be a contender for your time.

#4 Don’t Just Sit There (it’s really ‘not’ the economy stupid) – In order to produce results we have to take action. We have to do something different if we want to have different results. If we keep doing same ole, same ole we’ll continue to get ‘same ole, same ole’. Even if what you do doesn’t fly, it’s better than not taking any action at all. You have to begin somewhere, you have to build momentum, keep moving forward. You have to do something or nothing will happen.

#5 Prioritize – Decide right now what comes first in the pecking order of your business life. Is it more important to do ‘this’ or would doing ‘that’ possibly render you a more successful outcome. Learn how to perk up your ears to hear the call of the wild, off the cuff moment that needs seizing. And don’t be afraid to trash the plan if something else speaks to you more profoundly. Just be sure you know the difference between doing what needs to be done and getting done what needs doing.

#6 Take Notes – Chronicling the course is judicious action. Keeping a journal of your wins and challenges is like dropping bread crumbs on the path from here to there. It lets you review the sticky places after you’ve left them, so that the next time you find yourself stuck, you can move easily to quickly free yourself. The smart entrepreneur puts their emotional peddle to the meddle, by engaging with a pen and paper workout every day. In other words, keep it together in the market place but kick out the jams in your journal. Rant and rave and bitch and moan and get it all out. Then release it and let it all go.

#7 Learn A New Language – At the end of the day the only thing worth remembering, is how often you said Thank You. The vibration of gratitude is so strong that it is like having command of a universal language. Gratitude is The key ingredient in the backing of every entrepreneurs cake. Develop an attitude that conveys the ability to be thankful regardless the circumstances or the situation, and you have won. Keep viewing the cup as half empty and you add to the population of whiners. It’s just that simple. Set aside time at least twice a day to gather your awareness and give thanks for everything, beginning with your ability to breath freely.

#8 Say It, See It, Have It – Affirmations and visualization trump everything else when it comes to producing results. What we believe we make real, so by affirming that we already have what we so dearly want, we link with the universe vibration to vibration until we attract it to us. We do this anyway, so we may as well do it consciously. Using positive phrases, a few good pictures cut from magazines and a bit of glitter to stimulate the cerebral cortex of the brain, create a story board filled with sensory rich descriptions to visualize and affirm your desires. Let your inner dreamer sign in on paper and watch how fast the universe mirrors back to you exactly what you intend. Repeat positive affirmations of the highest truths, even when you least believe them, and again watch as the universe rearranges itself to accommodate you.

#9 Keep Good Company – Don’t ever under estimate the power of influence. Seek to keep company with those who cherish the same path to freedom as you do. Keep connected to those who share your values, ideals, courage and integrity. Listen to those who have gone before you and successfully prepared the way. Seek to walk alone before taking up with anyone who would rain on your inspiration or disparage your appetite for light. Make it a point to meet regularly with those of like mind to mastermind the greatest good for all.

#10 Forward Is The Only Direction Worth Moving In – Always remain in good cheer. Find a way to celebrate the joy in life, go out of your way to find a morsel of goodness in even the darkest moment. Give thanks for everything and remember you have come into this world for the purpose of manifestation. Be of as much service as is possible, do whatever it takes within the bounds of your integrity to render that service and you will have the experience of reward, as a result of your efforts. Never quit and don’t give up your dreams for anything.

In conclusion I offer this. Life is a Labyrinth of twists and turns. It is not a maze. A maze offers only dead ends. A Labyrinth spins a path toward manifest destiny. Each part of the Labyrinth has a specific purpose and function unto that purpose. When we travel the path of life as if it were a Labyrinth, we have the possibility to cultivate deep wisdom from the various twists and turns we experience.

Consciously applying wise decision making practices to entrepreneurial ventures, affords us many of the same benefits as walking a Labyrinth.

Be well, take care and stay on course.