9 Tips For Becoming an Entrepreneur (Jenny M White)

Looking to make a big leap into the world of entrepreneurship? Advice from those who have been there can make the difference between succeeding and failing.

For instance, women have a particularly difficult time trying to enter into the predominately world of men entrepreneurs. However, women are smart, savvy and very engaged in business. Thus many women have become successful entrepreneurs.

To find your entrepreneurial niche in this world, here are a few tips that might just make it easier.

1. Use your intuition and be comfortable in your decisions. You are often your own best judge of how to make a business work. Seldom second guess your decisions. Successful businesses have come about due to just jumping in and running with an idea.

2. Watch the money that comes in and out of your business. Take care of the financial end of your business yourself. You can have accountants and bookkeepers deal with the day to day numbers, but you need to be acutely aware of what is going on in your own business.

3. One of the greatest challenges for women entrepreneurs is saying "no." Women are inherently geared to please everyone all the time which is a huge positive in everyday life. Do, however, encompass your ideas, follow your dreams and say "no" to those who try and take you down a different path.

4. Hire those who are just like you - powerful, positive and driven.

5. Create a huge vision of what you think is possible. Dream big and see a bigger picture than your comrades. Write down your goals and challenge yourself to reach higher and bigger.

6. Seek change in yourself and in others. Discover the differences in others. Use your empathetic talents to make a difference and be a leader. Realizing change is the goal to making your dreams come true.

7. Discover your own down time. Trying to be "on" at all times can be exhausting. Let go of technology that controls your life. Turn off the cell phone; spend time reading and thinking and let the computer rest for a time. Rejuvenate your soul and your mind. All entrepreneurs need time alone to become balanced. Yoga, meditation, or any other quiet time can bring you into perspective and engage your mind for greater challenges.

8. Think about your talents. What drives you and what are you good at? Take that challenge and live in the good that you are doing. Enjoy who you are and what you are doing. If you have no enjoyment of your business endeavor, you really should just quit now. Being an entrepreneur should never be a burden, but a satisfying place in your life. Why do entrepreneurs make money? They literally love what they do.

9. Be grateful for what you have. Positive attitudes sound a bit on the "cheesy" side, but positivity is the only way you will be able to make your entrepreneurship work.

Entrepreneurial activities depend on balance, creativity, and drive. Entrepreneurship is the quality of the risk and effort plus the innovations that individuals realize from their quest of financial, personal and social success.

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