How To Be A Successful Entrepreneur

“No, there’s no alternative. Whatever pain or hardship I have to go through, I’ll go through it until I’ve learned whatever I need to learn in order to become really successful.” Dan Sullivan

There’s no point in being an entrepreneur and doing it half-heartedly. If you don’t go at it full-bore, you get caught between two worlds with none of the advantages of either. In order to be successful, you need to shift your thinking and behaviors about who you are and what your intended future will look like. Arriving at this decision signifies a real shift in thinking, because from that point forward, you simply can’t be distracted. Make the commitment - Don't look back - Don't allow yourself to be open to alternatives - Go for it.

Many human beings never make a fundamental decision about anything and thereby deprive themselves of the enormous motivation and focus that come from fully committing yourself to an endeavor.

It’s not about you anymore.

One of the key things I learned is that there was no alternative and that I would persist until I’d learned how to be successful—is that it can’t be about you.

If you want to be a successful entrepreneur, your business has to be about using your talent to help someone else move toward their goals so their life becomes better. Then, as a result of creating that value, you’re rewarded.

This is where the money proposition comes in. It’s a loop: You create value, you’re rewarded, you create more value, you receive a bigger reward. And it all comes down to mastering the right attitudes.

If you want to know how to be a successful entrepreneur, start with making these three resolutions:

1. Decide that there is no alternative.
2. Commit to going through whatever it takes to learn how to be successful.
3. Realize that it’s not about you.

When you have these attitudes, the world suddenly looks different. It’s not about your security; it’s about their opportunity. There’s a simplicity that enters your life when you realize that.

*From The Multiplier Mindset Blog by Dan Sullivan on Growth*