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Hello, Ken Lear here again!
One of the reasons that entrepreneurs are so successful is
that they know what to do to become successful and productive. Even more, they
know what not to do:
Second-guess
themselves and their employees
Entrepreneurs are confident in themselves and their own
abilities. You will never find them second-guessing their decisions or the
decisions of those working around them. Entrepreneurs know that one must have
confidence in oneself to remain constantly productive.
Refuse to learn new
skills
Entrepreneurs thrive because they are on the bleeding edge
of their industry. If an entrepreneur refused to learn new skills or be up to
date on the new events and techniques in their industry, they would quickly
fail. Entrepreneurs understand better than most that professional development
is vitally important to career success.
Avoid networking and
public speaking opportunities
While they may not always be in the mood to socialize and
network, entrepreneurs know how to “turn it on” and put on a pleasant face to
take advantage of networking events. Since entrepreneurs are self-made and
generally run smaller businesses, they understand that if they aren’t their
company’s biggest advocate (and actually go out and advocate for their
business), then nobody will be.
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Jealousy and envy
Being self-made, entrepreneurs are very good at embracing
what makes them unique, successful, and special. Along with that knowledge is a
mindset that doesn’t compare oneself to others, thereby experiencing jealousy
or envy at another’s success or achievements. All that matters is their
success. We could all benefit from this mindset.
Looking back at tough
times
Entrepreneurs experience disappointment and failure like
everyone else, but one difference is that they learn from their mistakes
instead of dwelling on them. It is important to look back at tough times to
learn something but never to beat yourself up about actually having failed.
Making excuses
Entrepreneurs know that when they fail, they shouldn’t make
excuses. Learning from your mistakes is more important than finding some reason
why you failed and that it wasn’t your fault. Instead, if you figure out how to
do things better the next time, your efficiency and quality of work will likely
increase.
Let failure stop them
Entrepreneurs understand that everyone fails at some point,
and that failure is one part of the equation that includes taking chances and succeeding.
You have to put yourself out there to make real innovations.
Multitask
Multitasking can distract your brain and essentially split
your mind’s resources between two processes. This is not good! Instead, you
should focus on doing one thing really well and devoting all of your energies to
completing that task before moving on to something else. This will increase the
quality of your work and help keep things from falling through the cracks when
you are juggling multiple projects.
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