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The following comes from an article I read in "Entrepreneur" Magazine and is relevant to everyone who, like me, has struggled to build a business.
Starting a business is like running a marathon. You have to live with uncertainties, overcome all sorts of obstacles for years on end, and outlast the mistakes you will undoubtedly make along the way.
It is commonly assumed that successful entrepreneurs are driven by money. (Some of us are for personal reasons--like paying medical bills for a sick spouse or relative, or simply trying to live comfortably, or to give your family members a better life than you lived). But most will tell you they are driven by a passion for the service they provide.
One of the defining traits of entrepreneurship is the ability to spot an opportunity and imagine something where others haven't. This often helps to identify overlooked niches that puts the pressure washing contractor at the forefront of innovation and emerging fields.
Self confidence is key to success. You have to believe in yourself and your dream and do whatever it takes to get there.
And you have to retain flexibility. You always have to adapt and overcome all obstacles as they present themselves. You have to be willing to say to yourself, this is not working, move forward and find another way to get where you want your business to be no matter what it takes. (I find it helpful to discuss problems with the pros, to read as much as I can about the operational sides of things, and then to decide how to approach problems with a new vision born from the experience of men who have "been there and done that)."
As I see it, entrepreneurs defy conventional wisdom; they break all rules to get where they want to be. Doing what only 13% of Americans are engaged in--(trying to build a business) defines the true spirit of entrepreneurship.
Having said that, I leave you with an inspirational quote from Theodore Roosevelt
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."
Starting a business is like running a marathon. You have to live with uncertainties, overcome all sorts of obstacles for years on end, and outlast the mistakes you will undoubtedly make along the way.
It is commonly assumed that successful entrepreneurs are driven by money. (Some of us are for personal reasons--like paying medical bills for a sick spouse or relative, or simply trying to live comfortably, or to give your family members a better life than you lived). But most will tell you they are driven by a passion for the service they provide.
One of the defining traits of entrepreneurship is the ability to spot an opportunity and imagine something where others haven't. This often helps to identify overlooked niches that puts the pressure washing contractor at the forefront of innovation and emerging fields.
Self confidence is key to success. You have to believe in yourself and your dream and do whatever it takes to get there.
And you have to retain flexibility. You always have to adapt and overcome all obstacles as they present themselves. You have to be willing to say to yourself, this is not working, move forward and find another way to get where you want your business to be no matter what it takes. (I find it helpful to discuss problems with the pros, to read as much as I can about the operational sides of things, and then to decide how to approach problems with a new vision born from the experience of men who have "been there and done that)."
As I see it, entrepreneurs defy conventional wisdom; they break all rules to get where they want to be. Doing what only 13% of Americans are engaged in--(trying to build a business) defines the true spirit of entrepreneurship.
Having said that, I leave you with an inspirational quote from Theodore Roosevelt
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."