Building A Business Means Setting A Standard For Success
T. Harv Eker
Author of #1 NY Times bestselling book Secrets of the Millionaire Mind [Founder of Peak Potentials Training]
If you want success, wealth, and freedom, the best path for you might be growing your own business. It’s one of the few proven ways to achieve both time AND money freedom.
With a successful business, you’re in control. You get to live the way you want, have the things you want, and make your unique mark on the world.
It gives you unlimited income potential and control over your time and energy.
And the benefits aren’t limited to the end results — the process of growing a business can be a rewarding experience, encouraging you to grow as a person along the way.
You can have a lot of fun learning, experimenting, and putting your creative energy to use.
Sometimes that can also mean facing challenges and setbacks, which force you out of your comfort zone.
By building on the enjoyable aspects and mastering the difficult ones, you can move toward success much more quickly. But before you start working towards it, it’s smart to have a good idea of what success would look like for you.
The clearer your goals are at the outset, the more you’ll enjoy yourself along the way while experiencing bigger and better results.
Business Success Paves The Way For Life Success
With today’s technology, it’s easier than ever to set up a business that works anywhere in the world, if that’s your ideal.
You can be free to go where you want, when you want, without the slightest hiccup in your operation. You can delegate and outsource to your heart’s content, removing yourself from most of the daily tasks of running the show.
On the other hand, you might dream of working long hours on projects you enjoy and care about.
You might thrive on personal interaction with customers who appreciate your products or services.
Maybe it all sounds good, and you want a business that lets you both work hard and play hard. It’s totally up to you.
We know it can be hard to decide, but it’s almost impossible to create the right business structure for you if you don’t know what you want to get out of it. Knowing what you want to achieve from the outset helps you make decisions along the way.
So first, what does success mean to you?
What do you see when you envision your ideal life?
Are there things you want, like tailored clothes, luxury cars, jewelry, or high-end electronics?
Are there experiences you’d love to have, like dining at 5-star restaurants, full access at the Olympics, or a luxury stay in the Maldives?
Are there groups of people in your community that you want to help? Which ones, and what specific contributions would you love to make?
Next, think about how you’d like your business to operate.
How personally involved do you want to be in your business?
What do you want to spend most of your time doing?
What activities do you want to be built into your day, your week, your month, and your year?
Take some time to answer these questions for yourself, but don’t worry about getting it perfect (you can always change them along the way).
The more you know what you want, the more your business can help you create your ideal lifestyle. This is the way to true success—success by your standards.
How are you building the life you want?
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4 年What else are you doing to grow your business?
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4 年Looking good Harv! Your words of wisdom have never been squandered but shared with the many I've been able to empower and enlighten both indoors and in the great outdoors. Keep the light bright and in your passion to keep all who follow a path for them to move forward in their own lives and businesses.
It is always about helping customers and creating a great experience.
4 年I love the article.? when you ask the question about what your success would look like. This is something I just started thinking about lately.? When I first got started I kept saying I want to be successful, but I? had no idea what that even meant for me. But lately, I've been spending time thinking about what it would look like. Also thinking about my purpose, vision, and beliefs. These are helping me to find what success means to me.