Who knew daydreaming could be a good thing for your business?
If you want your business to thrive, you should take the necessary time to achieve your goals. Setting small achievable goals can help you stair-step your climb to the top.
I call it the “learn while you earn” plan. All you need is to be patient with the time and effort you put into developing your business.
But here’s a question we will need to ask ourselves: What does it take to practice patience?
Working on an Idea
When we get a good idea, it instantly captures our minds and emotions. We enter into a honeymoon phase where we visualize how this idea will play out.
The honeymoon phase prior to building your business is a remarkable process. Daydreaming and brainstorming of your exciting new idea can open you up to better opportunities.
You will find yourself energized and ready to take on the world with the concept you have just perfected. Moving past the honeymoon phase triggers your momentum and sets you up for something greater.
The sum of all your efforts
We all have mountains to climb, and each one provides a valuable learning experience. While there are no shortcuts that will take you to the finish line, there are paths you can take that hone you for greatness.
You will realize that reaching your goals is not a difficult journey after all. The experience itself is enough to help you become better at what you do as a business owner.
The goal at the summit of your mountain is something that you REALLY want… and you have enough reasons to get there (and enough reasons not to quit), then your first mission becomes the “investment phase”. It is an investment of more than just money, though that is obviously important. It is the investment of your time, effort, and passion that truly costs you.
Once you reach this point, you will gain a whole new perspective on life. The journey takes on a different form. You find a sort of peace and “sense of knowing” during your struggle. You know you will make it to your goal… you just don’t know how long it will take. But it almost doesn’t matter because you no longer count the cost. You are focused purely on the journey.
The value of patience
As you know by now, accomplishing your business’s goals isn’t just limited to the number of hours and the amount of the capital you put in.
It also takes resolve and commitment to be able to build a business that’s meant to last. Sure, it takes time, but all the effort and patience you practice is worth the results. There is nothing like owning your own business; you can and should regroup and refocus from time to time, but never quit!
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