Develop An Entrepreneurial Mindset - October 16, 2007

Develop An Entrepreneurial Mindset
By Richard Onebamoi

Most people on the thought of building a Network Marketing or an online business is a nightmare because of past experiences or unpleasant stories read on the internet. Whatever the case may be, it is important to note that the failure rate in the Network Marketing Industry is VERY VERY HIGH. Why? Because Most People come into the business arena with an employee s mindset, their mindset isn t entrepreneurial trained as far as being in business for yourself. The individuals that come into this industry are Moms and Dads, civil servants and professionals who have never ever owned a business, neither do they possess the skills that is so vital for the day to day running of that business.

Developing an entrepreneurial mindset is so crucial for our industry if you must succeed. Having said that though, an entrepreneurial mindset should not be dreaded, because of the way it has be mystified. You must develop a passion for learning and acquiring new skills that will be helpful in building your business.

What needs to be done is to shift from an employee s paradigm to an entrepreneurial paradigm. Changing your mindset will be predicated on who you associate with, what you feed your mind with and a continuous learning. The following elements are to be considered on your quest to developing an entrepreneurial mindset:

Read Books: Read good books. Jim Rohn is quoted as saying: &ampquotThe books you did not read can not help you.&ampquot It is very important that you read books that are related to the subject matter that is of interest to you. Read books that give you new ideas and skills. Read books that tell stories of successful people.

Audio Books: Today it is not so difficult to find an audio book on any subject that is of interest to you. You can listen to these audio materials in your car, while going to work or at home when relaxing. It is said that the average car owner sits in his car 500 to 1,000 hours each year and the conclusion is if you listen to educational materials as you drive from place to place, you can obtain an equivalent of full-time university attendance. Wow!

Attend Course/Seminars: This is one of the ways to bombard your mind with and acquire information on any subject of your interest.

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This will help to keep your thinking in the right direction.

Keep Good Companies: Form a mastermind alliance of thinkers. These are individuals you can depend on that can affect and influence you positively in the right direction of your goals. You are often influenced by the people around you, for example if you spend time with solution oriented thinkers, this will inevitably help you to be a solution oriented thinker.

Richard ONEBAMOI is a Pastor, Mentor, Business Visionary, Entrepreneur and Inforpreneur. He is married to Catherine and they are blessed with four children, Naomi-Lisha, Nearia-Destinie, Nathania-Mia and Nathan-Richard. He is also a Registered Site Owner of http://www.success-empowerment.ws and http://everything2succeed.blogspot.com

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