Starting a business from scratch is the ultimate gamble, so before you throw in all of your chips, take some advice from a former airline executive who built a small business out of helping others build theirs.
So for those who have already gone down the entrepreneurial road or are just thinking about it, Neil Anderson, president of The Courage Group offers these tips for avoiding the startup graveyard.
1. Market and Sell
2. Have a Sense of Urgency
3. Hunker Down
4. Take Nothing for Granted
5. Exercise
6. Down with Negativity
7. Have a Daily Business Plan
8. Visualize Success
9. Remember the Alternative
10. See No. 1 Again!
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Jason Haley on September 21st, 2006 at 7:15 pm
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Stephanie on September 22nd, 2006 at 7:02 am
I agree with the list, especially to have a daily business plan. These plans are especially important to people who work from home. There are so many distractions to working from home. There is the TV, the House Work, the Computer…(posting on message boards and blogs for instance instead of working on your e-book!).
If you set strict deadlines even when you’re working for yourself you will be more likely to succeed. If you tell someone else about your deadline it’s even better. Then once you have say a monthly deadline, you can create a daily business plan from those deadlines that will get you to the end.
For example, if you’re writing an e-book, and the final date you set for yourself is 30 days away and you want the ebook to be 60 pages, then you should write two complete pages per day. That is very do-able and not over whelming when you look at it that way.
Anyone can do it.
The other part I agree with is exercise. Keeping your energy up is very important!
Stephanie Watson
annalaura on September 23rd, 2006 at 11:54 am
What a great list. If only we small business owners would all remember this on a daily basis.