Just the same as anything in life, the best way to achieve success as an entrepreneur is to learn from someone who’s already successful.
That sounds like common sense, and it is, but it’s amazing how often people who have no real experience of what they’re talking about, set themselves up as top entrepreneur experts and make promises about guiding new business owners down the road to success. And yet that’s a road they’ve never even travelled down themselves.
If your car breaks down and you need someone to fix it, I don’t even have to ask whether you’d prefer to hire someone who’d read a bunch of books about fixing cars or someone who actually got their hands dirty fixing cars for a living.
In an example like that it’s obvious who’s the best man or woman for the job, but in areas like business or even politics, where the results aren’t as immediately apparent, it’s much easier to be seduced by rhetoric and promises.
That’s why when looking for profitable business ideas or entrepreneur ideas it’s important to look beyond the sales hype and the glossy website and find out if the people you’ll be working with have actually achieved the kind of income they’re promising you themselves.
That doesn’t necessarily mean that the person who introduces you to the business needs to be a top income earner themselves already. If that were true then what chance would you have as a new starter?
No, what you need to discover is whether the team you’ll be joining is successful, and whether you’ll have access to and training from people who are walking the walk instead of just talking the talk.
Remember, great business ideas are just that, ideas, until they have been proven to work and make money for the people behind them.
Hey Ann,
Chris from the Blogussion Guest Post here.
This is a very interesting article and one that really rings true for me. In a very personal sense, I go through this quite a bit. My father is an entrepreneur, and although mildly successful, it always seems like the NEXT deal will be the big one that brings everyone succes; and a raise.
One thing I’ve become very clear on recently is that there is no gray area for entrepreneurs. I am either successful or I am not.
The Key?
Deliver.
Deliver on time, and consistently.
Cut the project in half if needs be, get the core aspects right, but DELIVER.
Too many people get all scared and start to shutdown when release time comes.
By letting go of our emotions and fears, we can drive our force forward and do what few others do; Deliver.
There are plenty of people out there that are ‘idea guys’. I don’t need those guys in my organization. I need guys and gals that deliver.
Great post!