This article is coming from the heart, when I say learn to let go of your ego. It was my ego that actually hindered my success for years. If I can help just one other budding entrepreneur to let go of their ego and move forward, then I will be happy. So what about the ego? It was three particular areas that caused me grief. One - I believed that I had to do everything in the business - in order to "claim the fame". Two - that I had to be the wisest and most brilliant person and come up with all the ideas. Three - That I had to know everything... crazy I know!
In my mind I thought "I'm not allowed to be wrong... you don't see the successful entrepreneurs getting it wrong do you?" Actually, I soon learned that they do. Look at Thomas Edison, for example, when inventing the light bulb he had something like 1000 "ways of not to do it" until he found the right way. If he hadn't admitted that he was wrong those times, we would all still be sitting in darkness!
So, I wanted to give permission to all you budding entrepreneurs to let go of the ego - because as soon as you do, success soon follows and it is the most freeing thing you can do. Here are 3 things to think about:
1. DIY (DO IT YOURSELF) - For some reason, I had it in my head that the truly successful entrepreneurs did everything on their own. I believe I thought this because when you hear about their successes, you just hear their names not a list of helpers. What I realised, after much research, they have teams that help them out. Delegation is the key - do the things you want and find the best people for the rest. A great book to read is "The E-Myth" by Michael Gerber.
LESSON ONE: Delegate duties and positions so you can focus on the evolution and growth of your business. You don't see Oprah sitting on MYOB doing her accounts, she has the experts doing it for her - find your experts.
2. Idea's were all mine, or not at all - Umm... yeah, was I stubborn or what! That little ego would pop up it's head, anytime someone suggested an improvement on my ideas and I would become defensive. Once I realised my ideas and growth wouldn't get anywhere until I embraced other people's ideas - the growth was exponential. Anytime I heard suggestions or criticisms, I thought - how could this make my business better? With that attitude - you only have one direction for success, and that is up!
LESSON TWO: Be open to new ideas, suggestions and criticism. Ask yourself, how could I use this information to improve on what I already have?
3. If my original idea doesn't work, then it will never work, and I won't be successful. - Having a mindset, whereby you give up when it doesn't turn out how you planned, will always end in feeling deflated. However if you learn from what didn't work, adapt it to your idea and think outside the square - often, with commitment and persistence, you may find a bigger and better idea than you originally thought. And this idea would have never come around until the mistakes were made. The Popsicle, along with the Slinky and Silly putty - all began as ideas for something else that didn't work!
LESSON THREE: Trial and error are paramount, never give up - just evolve along with your idea. Ask - how can I make this failure into a success, you may be surprised with what develops.
Have your success in mind - focus on the goal, and don't stress about the 'how'. Once I realised that my goal was to be financially free - not necessarily be the entrepreneur known for certain ideas. I could then let go of how I got there and what was right for me to become successful, came to me. Relax, evolve and learn as you go. Focus on the goal, let go and enjoy the journey. It won't take long until you reach your ultimate goal.
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Hayley Weatherburn is a Life Coach who works in her own home based business in the self-development industry. Hayley is passionate in helping others succeed in their lifestyle dreams whether it through coaching or her opportunity for entrepreneurs.
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