The Psychology of Small Business: Are You Really Ready For Your Own Business?
Working for someone else can definitely have its drawbacks – the time card, the hours that are required and the pay is not always what you feel you are worth.
Plus, answering to a boss can be quite demeaning when errors occur, or you have to be out sick for any reason. Read more
The Only Piece of Advice You’ll Ever Need
When I was 15 years old I worked in a shoe store. My boss at the time may not have been the most astute businessperson, but he gave me a piece of advice that I’ve never forgotten, and one that may be the only thing I’ve needed to know to get ahead in business.
“Keep doing what you’ve always done and you’ll keep getting what you’ve always got”.
That one phrase has stuck with me through the years, and has proved a reminder whenever I feel myself getting a little complacent, that if I’m not getting the results I want it’s most likely because I’m “doing what I’ve always done”, yet expecting more than “what I’ve always gotten”.
For those of you who want more from your business, or who want to startup your first business, think about this phrase. In my opinion in it lies the reason many people never obtain the level of success they want, or never take that all important first step to start the business they’ve always dreamed of.
It’s not only easy, but comfortable, doing what you’ve always done. Yet if your business isn’t growing at the rate you wish it would, or you just can’t seem to bring yourself to start your own business, think about if it’s because you’re currently doing what you’ve always done. I’d bet for a lot of you that is exactly the case.
Getting outside your comfort zone is something you will have to do often and consistently to make it as an entrepreneur. In fact, if you are ever going to get “comfortable” with something in your life, make it being outside your comfort zone.
Neil Patel recently said on his blog:
Learn to not be comfortable – staying inside of your comfort zone will stop you from experiencing new things. I know it gets scary when you get out of your comfort zone, so just take baby steps by doing something small every month that you would normally be terrified to do. After a few months, start doing bigger things until you learn to fully get out of your comfort zone.
And there couldn’t be more valuable advice to an entrepreneur, or would be entrepreneur. Consistently pushing yourself out of a comfort zone will lead to growth, in business, and as a person that will propel you towards success like no other tool or piece of advice I can offer you.
Quit being okay with doing what you’ve always done, and getting what you’ve always gotten. The magic happens on the fringe, so step out there and take a look around.
