Striking out on your own is scary and involves taking a leap of faith. You want to start a business but people around you are saying now is not the time; the country is in a recession and consumer confidence is low. I say the country is depending on you who have not only guts but faith. Entrepreneurs you must have faith in you and do not listen to the doubters and haters. Strike a powerful blow for the economy and stake your claim in business.
Does becoming an entrepreneur require a leap of faith? Indeed, it does. Finding your niche, following your passion and recognizing you are an entrepreneur not an employee. Working on the typical nine-to-five, bringing home the bacon is not you. You know without a doubt you have talents, have great business intelligence and it is bursting within you. What do you do-take a leap of faith and go ahead and start.
People who feel they are stuck in limbo are not happy. How can they be? Entrepreneurs see more and want to do more. If the entrepreneur in you screams to be released you will not be complete until you follow that inner leading. Is it scary? Yes. Is it lonely? Yes. Is it worth it? Yes. It may be helpful for you to know according to the Small Business Administration small businesses makeup ninety-nine percent of all business and produce between sixty to seventy percent of the jobs in the United States. The world is waiting for you to take that leap.
There are several reasons to take the leap of faith. Chiefly, you must believe in yourself. Even when others cannot see your vision you must have faith. That will not be easy and you may feel like it is not going to ever happen. When your faith waivers dig deeper and press forward. Draw inspiration by reading books and articles on how other successful businesspeople made it. Remember faith is the evidence of things hoped for. Think of the opportunities you will be making for others. There will jobs created, services and products that only you can provide.
Faith is not a license for foolishness. The Bible is full of sound business principles and provides models on how to be wise when conducting business. One of my favorite scriptures is: And the LORD answered me, and said, “Write the vision, and make it plain on tables, that he may run that readeth it.” HABAKKUK 2:2 King James Version We heard it said before in many different ways, in nutshell, without a written plan we are planning to fail. The Bible also tells us that God is not opposed to wealth as matter of fact it is He that gives us the ability to get wealth. Examine the Old and New Testaments and you will discover many business ideas, business ethics, and investment principles. In that day, they searched for fertile soil to sow seeds and waited for the increase of the harvest. Today we too search for fertile soil which comes in the form of studying the markets, finding our niche and cultivating professional relationships.
In taking the entrepreneurial leap of faith you will need to research and search for right opportunities. Tell people who you are and how you or your services can benefit them then wait patiently for your harvest. In biblical times conditions were not always right and the harvest did not always yield the intended crop. But they looked back over their work and assessed where they went wrong and corrected the problem. You will find you too must reassess and make corrections.
After considering, planning and writing out those plans you might be looking for the opportunity. I will tell you-you will have to create that opportunity. Depending on the situation you may have a product or service that no has thought of or maybe they do not have the guts to get it going. Do not stop because it is hard or others are not agreeing. Do not be reckless but be persistent. Keep moving toward your vision. You are not a dreamer you are a visionary. There is a difference. The dreamer is given to notion of the ideals behind his dream but thinks it is only a dream while the visionary follows a quest to realizing what he has dreamed. Entrepreneurs will focus on making dreams realities.
Why throw away your ability to create from within? What other creation on the earth has the capacity to create something out of nothing. Who are the great creators, inventors and pioneers that come to your mind? How many times did they fail or how long did it take before their dreams were realized? It is not relevant who believes you will make it, what matters is that you will not be satisfied with yourself unless you try to make it happen.
You will find people do not agree with your entrepreneurial endeavors. There may be those closest to you. Love ones may not support your efforts. Do not be deterred. Sometimes it is best to keep your vision to yourself until it produces the harvest. It is not that you do not want people close to you to share your journey. At times, you have to travel solo. Keeping the naysayers and dream stealers away from your visions might be a full-time job-but you will have to do it for the sakes of survival. You can leap further without excess weight. Good luck. See at the top.
