If you’re like me, you have a new business venture you want to embark on. Unfortunately, you’ve never done it, you don’t know where to start, and you may even struggle with some self doubt. Don’t fret, my friend, we will work through some tangible steps that will get you closer to your goals than when you started.
DO YOUR RESEARCH
Even though you may not be an expert in the field of the business venture you want to take, others are, and they have provided you with the resources to accomplish the tasks that are necessary to get you to where you need to be. Friend, we live in a technological world of free knowledge and resources. Use your research and get educated on what you feel unqualified for. This will not only educate you on where to start, but it will also help you to build confidence and eliminate doubt. I’m sure there are tons of videos on YouTube that would give you a plethora of knowledge on the topics you seek. Use any resource that is available. Take a trip to the library or Books-a-Million, search the web, the list of resources can be right in front of you. We typically shy away from new ventures because we don’t know much about what to expect, which creates an atmosphere of inferiority in our minds. When you learn the steps that are necessary to get traction, you can build on this solid foundation.
GET AN ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN
Get yourself an accountability partner or group. When we let someone else know what we are going to do, it is in our nature to want to complete those tasks. I caution you to keep this private on a broad scale. Never post your plans on social media or with people that may not have your best interest at heart. You should be sharing this only with people that can give you advice and help you build, or with someone that you trust to consistently encourage you. When you don’t have an accountability partner or group, it is easier to put your venture on hold. Get yourself a plan of action for accountability, and move onto the next step.
WRITE IT DOWN
For some reason, writing things down and visually seeing it helps us in the manifestation journey. Even if we don’t do it right then, the fact that we’ve written it down and seen it with our own eyes will be a reminder enough that it NEEDS to be done. Personally, when I write something down, it is a task that now needs to be completed. Even if it takes me months to complete it, it becomes daunting enough that I’m going to complete it no matter how long it takes. This is a tactic that I learned from the book “Think and Grow Rich” by Napoleon Hill (I strongly urge you to read this book it is a complete game changer. It will give you more insight on why this tactic works).
GO FOR IT
After you’ve completed the prior tasks, there’s nothing left to do but to go for it my friend! You’ve done the research, you’ve gotten your accountability plan, and you’ve written it down. The only thing standing in the way now is you. I encourage you to know that the experts of the field you seek were once where you are as well. But they had to start somewhere. Key words THEY HAD TO START. The more and more you do something the more you become accustomed to it, and the less fear you will hold in your heart. Challenge yourself to eliminate any fears you have now attached to your new venture. You can only do that by facing it head on, my friend.
I’ll be frank with you, I’m in a transitional period in my life where I’m forcing myself to follow through on things God has been calling me to do. I realize that new levels require new skills. With that, I am catapulting myself into new things that are very uncomfortable to me. Lately, I’ve been doing the steps of this post, and when I finally get to the point of “GOING FOR IT”, I will tell myself, “just do it, Lisa”, then I’ll close my eyes, take a deep breath, and go for it. Personally, what makes me most uncomfortable is being vulnerable with the world. In a world of sugar coated perfection, we fear making mistakes publicly. Friend, even if we do make a mistake, we can still learn lessons from our mistakes. We should start taking more pride in the lessons we learn instead of focusing on the mistakes we could possibly make. If you feel judged by someone else for making a mistake, just know their time is coming to make a mistake of their own. No one is exempt from mistakes. Eliminate that excuse and have some confidence going into your new journey. Flowers still grow when they’ve been stepped on, so will you. #YouGotThis