7 Things I Love About Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are wonderful and outstanding people. Their way of thinking alone amazes me. Their lifestyle and their relationship with people are magnificent. Are you an entrepreneur or thinking of becoming one? Today I decided to put down seven (7) things I personally cherish about entrepreneurs. 

They are Ambitious 

Entrepreneurs are ambitious people. They know how to set high goals that ordinary people will say it’s impossible to achieve. They then gather momentum and begin immediately to work towards achieving that goal. And even if they end up not achieving the goals 100%, they measure a high level of success. Setting high goals enables them to think fast and think big. It enables them to see beyond limitations. It boosts their morale and they begin to see nothing else except the materialization of their goals. 

Although entrepreneurs set high goals, they don’t set unrealistic goals. They use the ‘SMART’ approach because they are smart people. The ‘SMART’ approach for setting goals ensures that a goal is Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Result-oriented and Time-framed. Once this approach is employed, the size of the goal does not matter again. 

They are Courageous 

Being courageous doesn’t mean there is nothing to fear. It is rather the determination to confront your fears, the willingness to fight the good fight, facing your challenges with boldness instead of running away. A major source of fear is lack of knowledge. When people know little about their field of endeavor, they become afraid of moving forward. For instance, people who know little or nothing about investing are always afraid of doing so because they don’t want to lose money. Nobody wants to lose money and besides investing is not all about losing money but more of a means of growing money, but because people lack the necessary skills and knowledge about the subject, they tend to scare away. On the other hand, those who have gathered enough knowledge about investing will gladly take the risk.

The best way to overcome fear is to gather knowledge and acquire skills. Entrepreneurs are learners, they are learning every day. They read books, listen to audio tapes, and attend seminars and workshops. As a result, they become knowledgeable and skilled in the area of their endeavor, hence they develop courage. 

More so, entrepreneurs learn to overcome the emotions of fear. They do not crowd their minds with fear of failing rather they think of succeeding. In their minds, it’s not about “what if I fail?” rather it’s about “what if I succeed?”. The mere thought of failure is what holds people back. That’s why entrepreneurs don’t think of it. 

Solution-orientation 

Every problem is a business opportunity. Where people see problems, entrepreneurs see solutions. While people are lamenting about a problem, entrepreneurs are busy thinking about how to solve a problem. They do not spend time appraising a setback; they rather begin immediately to think of solutions and way forward. They are solution-oriented. They spend time thinking of new ways of adding values to society; each problem solved is value added to society. They know so well that this is what makes them rich. Entrepreneurs have amazing lens via which they look at the society. This is what makes them different. I love entrepreneurs. 

 
People-centric and Service-oriented 

 
Entrepreneurs are People-centric; they are mostly thinking of others and how to add value to people’s lives. No,  they are not just concerned about making profits. They think first about serving people.
It takes an outstanding personality to be People-centric. People naturally tends to think about themselves and nothing else. It’s always about ‘I’, ‘Me’, ‘Myself’. When you take out time to think about others and how to add value to people’s lives, you become a person of influence. People will want to come to you as they know they will derive value from you. 

Entrepreneurs wants to serve more than they wants to be served. People needs service. Entrepreneurs knows this. That’s why they spend time thinking of new ways to serve people. 

 
Disciplined 

Entrepreneurs are disciplined. They know what they ought to be doing at every given time and they spend time doing it. They know where they ought to be at every given time and that’s where you find them. They know the value time,  that every second counts. They are punctual, they know it’s the soul of business. This makes them become more productive. They are doing the right thing at the right time. Of course they have clearly written goals and so they get busy pursing it. That’s why they don’t spend time doing unnecessary things that will not add value to themselves or society. 

 
Excellent Spirit 

Entrepreneurs pursue excellence. They always wants to bring out the best. They put in their best in everything they do and never settle for less. They achieve this by being dedicated in everything they do. It also requires hard work and diligence. They do not give excuses or apportion blames for any reason. They best possible outcome is what they always desire and they go for it.

Leadership 

 
Leaders are people who contribute to the well being of mankind. When you always think of ways of adding value to people such that their lives becomes better, you become a leader. Entrepreneurs are leaders. Contributing to the well being of mankind is their hobby. That’s what they enjoy doing. And they spend time everyday thinking of new ways of adding value to mankind. They think, they study and learn and they have mentors.
Entrepreneurs spend a lot of time working with a team. Hence they know the value of leadership in a team. They learn to lead people. They help other people to become leaders like themselves and even better. 

 
I love entrepreneurs. Are you one of them or thinking of becoming one?  Now that you have seen some of the qualities we posses, are you lacking any?  If yes are you considering improving on yourself? What other qualities do you think we should posses?  Add your suggestions by commenting below.
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People and Money

“Money Won’t Make You Rich” is the title of a bestseller by Pastor Sunday Adelaja,  a book that changed my mindset about the subject of money. I recommend this book to everyone who wants to be successful financially.


Money won’t make you rich. This is a fact. Money is just currency, a means of exchange. It is not value in itself. The earlier a person understands this concept the better. This is very important especially in this period of time when a lot of schemes are coming up everyday that’s concerned about giving you money or doubling your money or thereabout. Personally I have no problem with these schemes. Most of them are good and has helped a lot of people come out of poverty by giving them an extra source of income. What bothers me however is that these systems do not really care about me,  who I am,  what I know or what I need to become. They are just concerned about giving me money. I know a lot about money one of which is the fact that money doesn’t make me rich, and I want to be rich. I have read stories of lottery winners who became rich and poor again.


Wealth is a mindset

People who are rich think and act in a certain way. They have a mindset toward money that doesn’t change irrespective of whether they have money at the moment or not. I have come across some persons who though are broke at the moment but have the mindset of the rich. In a short while these persons will become rich in reality. This is so because the journey from poverty to wealth requires a mental transition,  a paradigm shift.

To become rich,  a person must change his mindset towards money and wealth. A lot of people were born poor and they have a belief system towards wealth which was sold to them by their environment and people around them. Some believe that they can never be rich. They believe that mother nature has chosen her set of people who are destined to be rich as well as those destined to be poor. Hence they make no attempt towards becoming rich in life. They simply accept their fate as poor.  Now this is mediocrity. Anyone can be rich, anyone from any geographical location, irrespective of background or the circumstances surrounding one’s birth, irrespective of whether nature was unfair to one or not as we have seen people who though born with natural disabilities still became successful in life, such as Stevie Wonder, Tanni Grey-Thompson,  Aisha Chandran and the list goes on. The moment a person believes that he can become rich and follows it up with a decision, the journey towards wealth becomes activated. The next step is draw a plan of action and begin immediately to take steps towards it. Once this is done the entire universe begins to work for him towards making that plan a reality. The universe begins to gather all the resources and attract all the things and people that will help make that vision a reality. This very true. You can ask all those who are successful today.


Wealth is Ideas

A person’s ability to solve problems is what made him rich. His ability to come up with ideas that will add value to society makes him rich. In his book,  “Think and Grow Rich”, Napoleon Hill uncovered the mystery of the human mind, how a man can move from poverty to wealth by making good use of his brain. The power of the human mind is magnificent. A man can become rich by putting his imagination into action.

The thinking process is a bid to search into the unlimited universe or infinite intelligence, where words‘ like impossible' or ‘unlimited’ does not exists. This thinking process enables the thinker to come up with great ideas that will add value to mankind. The more ideas a person is able to conceive,  the more problems he is able to solve.  The more problems a person is able to solve,  the richer he becomes. Take a good look at all those who are wealthy today,  they are solving problems.

Money doesn’t makes you rich.  What makes you rich is ‘You’. There is so much wealth inside of you; bring it out. Money doesn’t make people. It is people who makes money. Poor people allows money to control them. The rich are always busy thinking of new ways of controlling money.

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The Self-confident Entrepreneur

As an entrepreneur, one of your major tasks is selling. You have products you want to sell. This involves you convincing your prospects, letting them know why they should purchase your product. Whether you do this physically through personal contact with your prospect or via a phone call or whatever media you chose to use, a very important attribute you must possess is self-confidence. Self-confidence means that you believe in yourself and your product and in what you are doing. This is because you ought to be the first purchaser and user of your product. You are sure that your product will add value to the life of your prospect and you are convinced that your prospect is in need of your product.

How do you build self-confidence? First believe in yourself. This is the first thing you must ensure in building your confidence. You must be convinced with what you are doing. You must love yourself and be proud of yourself as well as love what you are doing. Love what you are doing so much that even if an offer is made to you that will pay you more than you currently earn, you will turn it down. Yes, entrepreneurs are not just interested in making profits; rather they are concerned and passionate about solving problems and adding value to society. We love what we do and are proud of it. This builds our confidence.


Secondly, believe in your product. You are the first user of your product. Are you convinced that your product is the best? Not necessarily being the best in the market but rather is it the best for your prospect at the moment. Yes because your prospects do not need the best product in the market, what they need is the best solution to meet their need at an affordable price. So you must be convinced that your product adds value to the lives of your customer and is affordable too.


Thirdly, be concerned about your prospects. As entrepreneurs, we are leaders. We love people and are passionate about them and are willing to contribute to their well-being. We are concerned about their needs and we want to meet those needs. Try to find out more about your prospect and their needs and then provide solutions. Ensure that your product meets the needs of your prospect.


When you are sure of all these, approaching your prospect becomes easy for you. You become confident. You are sure of your product. You are well aware that you prospect is in need of it and you are sure that he can afford it. You are aware of the personality of your prospect. You have gathered as much information as possible that you need to gather from your prospect, and you are even willing to learn more, and you are concerned about your prospects.


With these put in place, when you approach your prospect, your major task is to educate them about your product, letting them know why they should purchase your product. Of course some prospects are not even aware that they are in need of your product. That is why you must educate them. What you end up doing when you do not ensure the afore-listed is to beg your prospect to purchase your product, and of course there is no SWAG in that. On the other hand, when all these things are ensured, you become confident.


Brian Tracy, in his book, “Unlimited Sales Success”, stated clearly, “The most important determinant of sales success in any field, in any economy is self-confidence”. Therefore the importance of self-confidence cannot be over emphasized.
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Review: Goals - How To Get Everything You Desire Faster Than You Ever Thought Possible

Title: GOALS! How To Get Everything You Want - Faster Than You Ever Thought Possible
Author: Brian Tracy

A lot of people have agreed to succeed, or decided to succeed, or let me say they believe they can succeed. I want to believe that you already know that becoming successful in life requires a decision, that means a man must decide to succeed. It is the first step to success. It also requires that a man believes that he can succeed.

A lot of people have agreed, decided and believe that they can succeed, which is a thing to be celebrated. But very few among these people have dared to ask the question - 'HOW?'.

In this book, 'Goals', Brian Tracy presents a step by step procedures that can be implemented in the process of setting goals in life.

Once a man has decided to succeed, the next step is to draw out a plan of action. This plan must be clearly written down. It must be realistic and achievable.
In this 20 - Chapter book, Brian Tracy presents 21 steps that are vital towards achieving your goals.

1. Unlock Your Potential - There is no limit to what you can do.

2. Take Charge Of Your Life - You are reslonsible for your life.

3. Create Your Own Future - Whatever you can think, you can do.

4. Clearify Your Values - What really matters to you?

5. Determine Your True Goals - What do you really want to achieve in life?

6. Decide Upon Your Major Definite Purpose - What one goal do you need to achieve in life on which orther goals depends on?

7. Analyze Your Beliefs - Whatever you belief becomes your reality.

8. Start At The Beginning - Where are you right now and where do you want to be tomorrow?

9. Measure Your Progress - Your goals must be measurable so you can tell whether you are progeessing or not.

10. Remove The Roadblocks - How do you see challenges? Obstacles are there to make you stronger. You must overcome them.

11. Become An Expert In Your Field - Be the best at whatever you have set out to do.

12. Associate With The Right People - Your association determines who and what you become.

13. Make A Plan Of Action - Write down a plan of action and follow it religiously.

14. Manage Your Time Well - Be effective and productive. Spend time doing those things that leads you to your goals.

15. Review Your Goals Daily - Your goals must be reviewed frequently to keep it up to date based on changing enviroment and circumstances.

16. Visualize Your Goals Continually - Continue to see yourself at the end of it all.

17. Activate Your Subconcious Mind - Make sure you are feeding your mind with positive thoughts. Make good use of the power of your mind.

18. Remain Flexible At All Times - Change is contact. Be willing to adapt.

19. Unlock Your Inborn Creativity - You have so much new ideas inside of you.

20. Do Something Everyday - A jorney of a thousand miles begins with a step.

21. Persist Until You Succeed - I always tell my frieds that its either I succeed or I die - Its a mindset.

If you have taken out time to read through this, its because you have decided to move forward. Take a step today. I want to succeed together with you.

Thanks for reading.
Click http://www.briantracy.com to learn more about goals from Brian Tracy.

Thoughts and Wealth

Did you know that your thinking has a lot to do with your success in life?

A man become exactly what he thinks about. Even the bible clearly states that as a man thinketh in his hear, so is he.
According to Brian Tracy, "You are not what you think you are, what you think, you are".

No doubts, man is a spiritual being. A whole lot of things happen to a man that he does not see physically. Even the bible says that the things that are seen are little and do not last long, but the things we do not see lasts eternal.

A man's life will take a dramatic turn around when he discovers himself, when he comes to understand who he really is and what he can do.
The quality of a man's life is largely determined by his most dominating thoughts.

According to Napoleon Hill, in his book "Think and Grow Rich", as revised by Arthur Pell, a man's thoughts generates signals that are sent into the atmosphere. These signals attaches itself with those events and circumstances that are related to it and returns back to the source of the thoughts.
It doesn't matter whether these thoughts are positive or negative.
That means, if for instance a man dominates his mind with thoughts such as "I am poor", "I can never be rich", "People hates me", "The earth does not wants me to be rich", the truth is, it becomes so for that man. He will never be rich in life. People will always hate him, etc.
But if he dominates his mind with thoughts such as "I am wealthy", "People love me", "I am destined for success", the truth is that, the universe will begin immediately to attract all things and events that will make those things come true.

Whether you believe these things or not has little to do with the fact that it is true.

Change your thoughts today.