Monday, September 8, 2008

The Entrepreneurial Mindset

Copyright © Jeremy Sandy
millionaireby2012.com


Does your mindset really matter?


A home-based business requires extra time, motivation, and commitment from you. In most cases the person running the business is doing so alone or with very limited help. It is because of this that it is very crucial for you to have the desire to succeed.

In order for your business to flourish, you must flourish both mentally and physically. You will not be able to run your business if you are physically sick and you can't give your business everything that it needs if you are mentally negative. Physical fitness generates mental toughness. Similarly, you can reinforce a "nothing will stop me" mindset by challenging yourself in your athletic endeavours or physical fitness routine.

A positive mindset is imperative to the success of your home-based business. A positive mindset is so necessary because of the Law of Attraction. In simple terms, you will get what you expect to get. Before you can create a successful home-based business, you have to form a clear vision of what you want your home-based business to become. If you consistently think and hope for a mediocre business then you are likely to get that, or even less.

Aim as high as you possibly can so that even if you fall short of your dream, your chances of success are still great. Thinking positively stimulates your emotions and this helps to excite your creative spirit. Your brain responds to stimuli. Subject yourself to positive stimuli and avoid the negative stimuli. You will start beginning to see more things as possible. Read the success stories of others who came before you. The more you experience the positive mindset of successful people, the more you will see yourself on the same path of success. Those who expect negative things to happen, often experience negative things and fail as a result. A home-based entrepreneur who has a negative mindset is more likely to give up on their business the moment that a problem presents itself because it will be seen as a road block and impossible to pass. A home-based entrepreneur who has a positive mindset is likely to achieve success. Having a positive mindset does not mean that your journey will be free of problems, but someone with a positive mindset will find a way to conquer them. While it is not possible to cleanse yourself of all negative thoughts and influences in your life, it is possible to restrict them.

How does a home-based entrepreneur keep a positive mindset, especially when you don't have a strong support system? Begin by staying clear of people who don't support your home-based business and attempt to degrade you by making negative comments. You must also stay positive so that when you are met with opposition you are able to dispel it. If you begin to second guess your abilities as a home-based business owner because you let what other people say affect you, then you will not succeed. Keep in mind that the success of your home-based business is dependent upon you. This is why it is crucial for you to stay positive in all situations. There are problems and setbacks in everyone's career. It is not so much how many problems that you face that will determine the success of your business. It is your ability to surpass these unfortunate events that determines how profitable your home-based business will become.

In order to have success, you have to believe that nothing can stop you from achieving your goals. You won't always get what you want, but most often you get what you expect. As a home-based entrepreneur you should be consistently expecting prosperity, wealth, and overall success. Even if success doesn't come to you in the ways that you expect, your positive mindset can help you to put more allegiance in your home-based business and new opportunities will be abound. A positive mindset does not promise success by itself, but it will help you to achieve it. Plan carefully, be patient, and retain a positive mindset through everything and you will become a success.

1 comment:

Kiwi Champ said...

Hi Jeremy

I am in total agreement. A positive mindset is very important for the success of our business.

I am glad to see that you also stress the need to prepare, plan and act as well. A positive mindset, as essential as it is, needs to be accompanied by our actions in order to create the success we are expecting to enjoy.

Keep up the great work on your blog!

To you success.

Jill Rapley
@kiwichamp on twitter.com