The title of entrepreneur is often misunderstood. Although the majority of the world would like to believe that owning a business or working on an idea means that you are an entrepreneur, the reality is that entrepreneurship is much more than these two things. It is the ability to innovate by helping society to progress.
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This title could take a decade to be earned by those who go all the way and see their change come to life. But each of them started with a simple idea. For those aspiring to become true entrepreneurs, the journey from idea to entrepreneurship requires a bit of self-analysis and self-awareness. Because not every idea is worth pursuing, and not every person is ready to embrace the next big idea.
Identifying the perfect intersection between an idea and the right> the idea is where vision meets visionary or where idea meets execution.
1. Identify your skills and let your talents shine.
Everyone wants money. But many don't realize that money is the extension of your skills, so the most important aspect of learning about money begins with identifying the skillful attributes you possess. Make a list of your talents. Then add a small star to each skill you seem to excel at, even compared to your peers.
Take a look at these starred skills and you should see a pattern; therein lies your aptitude. The purpose of this exercise is to recognize the skills in which you naturally excel and to capitalize on them. It's much more engaging to participate in businesses that leverage your true talents rather than random businesses that seem to have an edge.
Keep fostering such abilities until you eventually convert more your skills into usable abilities for your business.
2. Tap into your confidence to create a belief.
Confidence is a byproduct of repetition. The more you practice doing something, the more confident you become in the process needed to see it through to completion. Starting a business requires trust, so most individuals who have no certainty in the process fail to start because it is an unknown area. That's why it's important to have confidence in your skills expressed.
There is a necessary level of trust in the process, and when it doesn't exist, self-confidence in your control is the next best thing; vision needs to turn into execution. You must believe in the idea, the process and the ability to bring your business idea to life. Without trust, belief does not exist; and without belief, the chances of giving up are high.
3. Let your love evolve into a state of passion.
The final ingredient besides your skills and confidence is the ability to focus on the ideas you are passionate about. Passion will drive you to pursue something you love and turn that urge into action.
You may love politics, but your desire to get involved in politics excites you. You may love cars, but your need to be involved in a function like racing, mechanics, design, etc. excites you. The goal is to identify topics of interest so that you can begin to manifest some aspects of passion early in your project. The closer a project is to your heart, the less discouraged you will be from giving up when the results don't go your way.
Perfect and powerful ideas are not the ones with the most monetary potential, but rather the ideas that are within your ability to execute. Any idea that leverages your skills and focuses on solving a problem you're passionate about only requires a little bit of confidence to start with. And the best ideas are the ones that force you to level up and execute quickly.
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