Will you make a New Year’s resolution this year? If so, you’re not alone – about 4 out of 10 of us will, according to a survey by Statista. Of course the challenge with making resolutions is keeping resolutions. Today, we’ll share two tips for keeping resolutions you make by making resolutions you will keep!
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We all know a coin has two sides. As a personal or professional entrepreneur, you will always operate on one side or the other in your life and career.
The key to success in business lies in flipping the coin. But before we get into that, let’s talk about the two sides.
Heads is for discovery
Many people think entrepreneurship is a step-by-step process. It’s not. It’s a discovery process.
You have to uncover your passions. You need to understand your proficiencies. You must find a marketplace aligned with those passions and proficiencies.
So you must to use your whole head. By that, we mean both your right and left brain. You need to think logically and creatively.
Tails is for development
You may be the biggest and best thinker in the whole world. It won’t do you much good, though.
Entrepreneuring is also a development process. You can’t just think. You have to act.
Not just any action. You need to take on specific activities, actions designed to build your life, not just a living.
And once you identify those activities, you need to work your tail off.
Flipping the coin
So entrepreneuring is a discovery and development process. Flipping the coin is the key to success in business.
The trick lies in knowing when to do it. As we said before, this is not a step-by-step process.
Many people never get past the early discovery phase. They never flip the coin. They don’t get started. So there is no development.
Others fail because they flip to the development side too early. They don’t learn enough about themselves and their market. .
Still others struggle because they don’t understand an incredibly important concept about doing business today…
You’re always operating on both sides of the coin. It leads to BIGG success!
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We love Discovery’s The Deadliest Catch. In case you’re not familiar with it, it’s a show about crab fishing in the brutal Bering Sea.
On the season openerthis year, Sig (one of the captains) said something to which we can totally relate as entrepreneurs. But first a little background…
Crab boat captains fish much like entrepreneurs. They develop a theory about where the crab might be like entrepreneurs do with customers.
Based on this theory, they put out their pots – crab fishing code for the baited cages they use to lure the crabs in. Likewise, entrepreneurs use promotional messages to attract customers.
Now back to what Sig said…
He had put out pots but the first run is often disappointing. It’s really about just trying to find out where the crabs are.
On this particular string, though, they hit the jackpot with the first pot. The team celebrated! And then got back to pulling in more pots.
But the tide turned quickly. Pot after pot, they scored zero after zero. No crabs!
Sig said, “It was fun and now it’s not so fun.”
A perfect description of entrepreneuring! Entrepreneuring is a roller coaster ride.
You’re up. You’re down. It’s fun. It’s not. And it’s often a short drive between the two.
It may happen from one day to the next. Yesterday was great. Today sucks. It can even happen from minute to minute when bad news is suddenly front and center.
When you’re the entrepreneur, you often don’t see the good news. Your employees take care of that. You also may not see the little blimps.
No, it’s the big things that hit your desk – the loss of a significant customer or key employee, an impending law suit, or an unexpected bill (e.g. a tax penalty).
The sages say you shouldn’t get emotional about business. But the sages aren’t entrepreneurs. Entrepreneuring is an incredibly emotional experience.
It forces you to reach deep down within yourself, to draw upon resources you didn’t even know you had. It makes you stronger and tougher.
Just realize this – you’re not alone. Every entrepreneur rides this roller coaster.
So when you feel lonely, reach out to a fellow entrepreneur. Reach out to us. We all need to support each other through difficult times.
It will help you get through the down cycle. It’s how you keep pushing.
Remember, the downs are usually followed by an uptick. And the journey is worth it because it ends with BIGG success!
[haiku url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/biggsuccess/00797-040312.mp3″ title=”The BIGG Success Show #797″] What would you do with that kind of money? It was the subject of much conversation as people talked about how their lives would change if only…
…my financial situation wasn’t holding me back
…I could buy whatever I want
…I was rich
Then…
…I’d be popular
…I’d be famous
…I’d have everything I ever wanted and more
Millions of people mentally escaped their everyday lives, if only for a short time. They could see themselves getting out of the drudgery, leaving a life of turmoil and stress behind, and living out their dream.
And it’s a positive thing. Many people just assume that tomorrow will be no better than today. To change that, you must first see a brighter future for yourself.
Unfortunately, the masses stop there. But you aren’t part of the crowd. You’re a BIGG goal-getter. You’re a winner.
So you will take charge to create your dream life. You are the entrepreneur of a very important enterprise – your life.
Today, we want to talk about an option you may not realize you have – you can sponsor your own lottery.
Let’s talk about the differences between state-sponsored lotteries and your lottery. For simplification, we’ll just refer to state-sponsored lotteries as “the lottery.”
Fantasies versus reality
The lottery deals in fantasies. As we said earlier, millions of people were thinking about what they would do if they won.
As an entrepreneur, your lottery deals with reality. You help people solve their most pressing problems.
Luck versus a guarantee
The lottery is based on luck. People pay money for the remote chance of winning.
As an entrepreneur, your lottery guarantees that the fortunate people you serve will win. All they have to do is accept the solutions you offer.
No value to most versus value to all
The odds of winning this lottery were about 1 in 176 million. The lottery offers no value to most of the people who play.
They give up their hard-earned money for what turns out to be a worthless piece of paper.
As an entrepreneur, you know that you have to add value in the lives of others to create value for yourself.
You provide the right solution for a small price. So with your lottery, everyone wins!
State-sponsored lotteries capitalize the fantasies of the multitude to reward the few.
As an entrepreneur, you do the exact opposite. Entrepreneurs invest to make everyone’s dream come true. That’s BIGG Success!
What differences do you see between lotteries and what entrepreneurs do?
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