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The Mindset You Need for Entrepreneurial Success

It's more than attitude, drive, and hustle

By Rick MartinezPublished 2 years ago 3 min read
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Payroll was about to be short $6,344, and he had no friggin' clue how to come up with it.

That literally happened.

It happened to me. And truth be told, it was more than $6.4k. It was near $9k if I really think about it.

This was just one of the many massive hurdles I had to overcome and also one that would cause some folks to quit.

You may not have a hurdle relative to finances, though. It could be an invoice error. Maybe an employee problem. Perhaps it's something you know you should know but don't.

It will happen, and the lesson you'll learn is that it takes a unique mindset to push through.

An entrepreneurial mindset is about honing the key characteristics required to be a successful business owner.

These characteristics or habits are different from those you would likely follow as an employee because they require a unique sense of responsibility to succeed. For example, you have to repair the pieces if you make a mistake, unlike the typical consequences of working for someone else.

The buck stops with you, my friend

So who does a budding creator turn to? Where do we go? And more importantly, what are the things you need to do?

Here are four powerful ways to build an entrepreneurial mindset.

Always seek more knowledge

Never stop learning, homies.

Knowledge is power and is essential for growth, proper communication, and understanding of those around you, especially your clients and customers. While an entrepreneur is confident in their ideas, that doesn't mean they think they already have all the knowledge in the world. In fact, they desire more and look for others to gain it as much as possible.

Always look for new information that could help your business or change your perspective.

Be ready for and invite change

They say that the only constant is change, right?

In other words, be ready for failure or some bumpy roads along the way.

No business or startup reaches success by following a straight line or narrow path. Most of them have failures or tried new and different approaches along the way. The fact is, people are meant to change and grow. This means your target audience, clients, customers, and their problems will too.

If you keep up with these problems and seek to fix them, you will grow a sustainable business.

However, doing this means you need to understand that change is important and unavoidable as an entrepreneur.

Make more decisions

Find situations that allow you to make more decisions and not focus on how risky they may be.

Entrepreneurs sometimes court failure because they know that one of their ideas will eventually work as they continue to learn their target audience and industry. The more decisions you make, the more you understand what to do and what not to do.

Drive forward. Don't hem and haw. Decide and move on.

Take continuous action

Being an entrepreneur requires a proactive mindset.

This means taking action and knowing what needs to be done before someone else or something tells you to. Most employees are reactive. This means they are often used to being told what to do, which is not helpful for entrepreneurship.

Successful entrepreneurship requires action-taking by being more proactive and less reactive.

The final word

An entrepreneurial mindset is about more than just having the right characteristics or habits.

It's also about being ready for and inviting change, making more decisions, and taking continuous action. These four powerful ways to build an entrepreneurial mindset will help you push through any hurdle you may face as a business owner. Always seek more knowledge, never stop learning, and be prepared for change.

Good luck!

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About the Creator

Rick Martinez

I help CEOs & entrepreneurs write & publish books that give them authority & legacy | Bestselling author | Former CEO turned ghostwriter |

California born, Texas raised.

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