Going through a bad time as an entrepreneur can get into your head real quick. You should divert your energy to picking yourself up. HerBusiness shares ways you can stay motivated.
1.Accept the bad times
A setback can seem to invalidate your ambitions but it really doesn’t. It’s actually like the moments you hit your small toe against furniture. For a second you may think you are dying but it’s not really the case. In the same way, rough patches can be results of the prevailing circumstances and not really a call against how you run your business.
2.Celebrate little milestones
You can get too caught up in your grand strategy that you forget it is the day-to-day detail that compounds to the said strategy. So don’t forget to focus and celebrate your short term goals as well. This keeps you in a perpetual positive frame of mind; something that we know is vital in making progress.
3.Stay organized
Things get frantic during bad times. It could be some people not wanting to take blame for things going wrong or others trying to cut every corner to get back on track. This takes away the calmness and control you need to make the good decisions for your business. Thus always try and rise above the turbulence. Both your mind and your work will stay in order.
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4.Review your goals
The first thing to do when starting a business is set realistic goals. People who think the word ‘realistic’ has negative connotation are probably involved in betting too. Your goals serve to remind you the reasons you got involved in business in the first place. Thoughts of this always serves to reignite the fire that made you venture.
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5.Play hard
Do you know why South Korea got so rich so fast? It’s not because even in the 1960s they had an educated population. It’s because they work hard and play hard. You must do the same. Why do people gloss being busy 24/7? This only means you work when tired and when you’re tired you’re less productive. What usually follows that is frustration, meaning you need to read point number 1 again.
