By: Lewis Howes
There are plenty of fears and excuses that hold us back from getting what we want as entrepreneurs. But success (and failure) is a choice.
When I started out in business, these were my big concerns:
"I'm young and I've never had a real job, why would anyone hire me without the experience?"
"I still don't have my college degree so I'm not smart enough to teach anyone this stuff."
"I'm just a washed up football jock who didn't even make it to
the NFL. If I couldn't make that happen how will I make this happen?"
"I'm sleeping on my sister's couch, if my client finds that out, they will drop me for sure!"
The thing is, there will always be some conversation that will try to
hold you back. It's up to you to listen to it or break through and make
greatness happen no matter what.
What's holding you back? Here are the five most common fears I hear
from most entrepreneurs and tips for how to push through them and be
successful:
Fear No. 1: Not believing in yourself.
Solution: Set smaller goals to accomplish faster.
The key to breaking this is building small wins each day so you can gain the confidence
you need to take on a goals game in your business. Make it a game to
see how many small victories each day you can have. This can be as
simple as not checking email every hour, or completing one simple task
each day by the deadline you create for yourself.
You think you need to have the perfect product finished before you can start selling it. When you can use the bootcamp model
or presell something to see how many people are willing to buy it
before you spend months and months creating something that no one will
buy. Yes, you can sell your product before you create it.
Fear No. 2: Thinking you need a product before you can sell it.
Solution: Drum up interest and do your research before pushing the sale.
You think you need to have the perfect product finished before you can start selling it. When you can use the bootcamp model
or presell something to see how many people are willing to buy it
before you spend months and months creating something that no one will
buy. Yes, you can sell your product before you create it.
Fear No. 3: Needing to be absolutely perfect.
Solution: Don't stress every last, tiny detail.
"I NEED THE PERFECT LOGO!" I hear the logo design story so much it
makes me want to puke. No one cares about your logo, nor the font size
that's on your site.
Yes it's important to make things great and you can certainly do this
by upgrading over time, but good and profitable is better than perfect
and never done. Get things done. Be a person who finishes even if it's
not yet perfect.
Fear No. 4: Seeking money from investors.
Solution: Network and get creative.
This is BS. I know so many entrepreneurs who started in debt, and
built everything with hustle, relationships, building their audience and
sweat equity. It's time to get creative and start thinking like an
entrepreneur instead of thinking like someone who works in a cubicle.
Jump out of your box.
Fear No. 5: You lack enough experience and knowledge to get started.
Solution: Don't limit yourself if you don't have a college education.
With everything that's available online you are telling me you can't learn what you need to? You can either find a mentor, study free resources online, or mimic successful processes.
There are so many ways to find the knowledge and get the experience
you need to prove that you have the chops to be a great entrepreneur.
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