| Ideas, without action, never become bigger than the | | | | small business. |
| brain cells they occupy | | | | How to start a small business - your will to succeed |
| The key to how to start a small business is less about | | | | Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good |
| knowing the mechanical sequence of business idea, | | | | we oft might win, by fearing to attempt ~ William |
| business plan, business finance etc and more about | | | | Shakespeare |
| the way in which you think and how you manage your | | | | It is human to experience doubt. We all have doubts |
| thoughts. | | | | running through our minds on all sorts of things. When |
| The key has to do with your own | | | | you consider starting your own business, doubts will |
| - intention | | | | enter your mind. It is natural. You are entering an area |
| - will | | | | that is unknown to you. Those who succeed in starting |
| - persistence | | | | their own business will have a way of dealing with their |
| - perseverance | | | | doubts so that they do not dwell on them. Dwelling will |
| - resilience | | | | lead to inaction. Inaction will lead to no business of your |
| If you have a tendency to dwell on a negative thought | | | | own. |
| or occurrence, this may very well prevent you from | | | | The will to breakthrough on the doubts, and also to |
| taking action to start your own business. You can learn | | | | overcome other obstacles along the way, will come |
| how to manage your thoughts in a way that | | | | from your motivation to start your own small business. |
| empowers you toward the accomplishment of your | | | | The level of strength of your will is comparable to the |
| objectives. This ability is essential to start on the road | | | | level of motivation you have to start your own |
| to becoming your own boss. | | | | business. To increase your will, you need to increase |
| How to start a small business - the mechanical part | | | | your self motivation. |
| When thinking about how to start a small business, the | | | | How to start a small business - your persistence, |
| mechanical part is the easy part. | | | | perseverance and resilience |
| The mechanical steps are: | | | | Your persistence, perseverance and resilience with |
| STEP 1 Business Ideas | | | | also be down to your mindset - how you think and |
| STEP 2 Business Plan | | | | how you manage your thoughts. As with any |
| STEP 3 Financing | | | | endeavor, when going into business for yourself you |
| STEP 4 Getting started | | | | will encounter difficult challenges and perhaps some |
| STEP 5 Opening the Doors (if it is an offline business) | | | | disappointments. As you will likely be on your own, |
| It is easy to find advice about steps 2-5. Much has | | | | your mental approach to these things is important. |
| been written about them. There can be much to learn | | | | If you allow your attention to dwell on the negative, you |
| about getting business ideas, although it is much easier | | | | will not have the ability to bounce back quickly. You |
| than you may think. | | | | must train yourself to do two things when you |
| I have fully covered the subject of getting business | | | | experience challenges |
| ideas in a separate article entitled "How To Start A | | | | |
| Home Business - Getting The Idea For your Business" | | | | 1. learn from negative experiences quickly |
| How to start a small business - your intention | | | | 2. quickly re-frame those experiences in your mind in a |
| The dilemma that many people face is:should you | | | | way that empowers you to accomplish your |
| carry on in your current job or should you leave it to | | | | objectives |
| start your own small business? The current job pays | | | | I think that the most crucial and first element when |
| the mortgage and the other bills. But, you may be | | | | considering how to start a small business is how you |
| unhappy in the job. There may be stress. It may | | | | manage your own thinking process and your own |
| require long hours. There is always the risk of lay off. | | | | thoughts. |
| You must have a strong intention and desire to live life | | | | I am going to close this article with a pertinent quote |
| and earn your living on your own terms, to | | | | from Confucius. |
| breakthrough and make the decision to start your own | | | | |