One of the leading characteristics of entrepreneurial thinkers shows up in their approach to goal-setting. I was reminded of that this morning when I was talking to Lisa Tarrant, who spent the weekend holding her first tag sale. She said it had been a success and she was getting ready to list a couple of unsold items on Craigslist. “We’re using the money from the sale to redecorate our living room,” she added.
“Oh, how entrepreneurial!” I replied. She agreed and told me about their decorating plans.
Did you catch what’s happening here? I’ll give you another hint. Every time I announce a 3-day seminar, I start hearing from people who say, “Someday I’d like to attend one of your Las Vegas events.” The implication is, of course, “if I ever have the money.”
That’s fixed income mentality at work. The entrepreneurial approach is quite different. Successful goal-setters decide first WHAT they want to do and then get busy figuring out HOW to make it happen. In fact, this proactive approach may not even include the word “how” since that little word can be a sabotaging dreambasher. Instead, the entrepreneurial thinker begins contemplating questions like, “What’s the best way to make this happen? Is there something hiding in plain sight that can help me get there?”
Figuring out how is where the creative process kicks in. Alas, too many people mistake it for a red light.
Keep on starting and the finishing will take care of itself. — Neil Fiore
You raise a great point here Barbara. There is always a solution to the ‘how’ question. It may take some thought; it may take continued action; and there is always a solution. However some people are more comfortable never finding (or seeking) a solution.
You raise a great point here Barbara. There is always a solution to the ‘how’ question. It may take some thought; it may take continued action; and there is always a solution. However some people are more comfortable never finding (or seeking) a solution.
You are absolutely right, Cali!
You are absolutely right, Cali!