{"id":891,"date":"2009-06-09T11:42:12","date_gmt":"2009-06-09T19:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/channeling-your-inner-entrepreneur\/"},"modified":"2013-08-20T08:25:13","modified_gmt":"2013-08-20T16:25:13","slug":"channeling-your-inner-entrepreneur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/channeling-your-inner-entrepreneur\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Channel Your Inner Entrepreneur"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An entrepreneur needs to be someone who can both visualize and actualize.\u00a0 He needs to be able to visual something-and once that “something” is visualized, he needs to see exactly how to make it happen.<\/p>\n

In order to make it happen, there are several steps that you as an entrepreneur must take on your way to entrepreneurial success.\u00a0 Do not just enhance what is, but advance towards what will be: keep the long term in sight.
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\nIt is essential that you are able to marry your work and what you love.<\/em><\/p>\n

When in sales, there is no right or wrong way to sell: all you need is passion and enthusiasm for your product. This passion will ignite the minds of your potential client, facilitating connections, and connections between will be made.\u00a0 Your passion and enthusiasm for your product will be what encourages the sale-not the rote duplication of someone else’s selling system. What you do to sell and promote your business has to be a reflection of what you are already willing to stay up late for and get up early for.<\/p>\n

It has to connect to your why and be a part of your own experience.<\/p>\n

Second, you must start working your plan, whether you are ready nor not.<\/p>\n

Know the four good things that you are about to do: first, that your business is going to be built on a great idea; second, that great idea is going to connect you to a market; third, that you will create a plan based on what you learn, on an ongoing basis, about that market; fourth, that you will adjust that plan over time.<\/p>\n

After you have visualized your plan, find the right partner… and avoid the wrong one!\u00a0 You will have a significant advantage over one-man businesses if you come together with another person regularly to make important decisions.\u00a0 Find someone with whom you have good chemistry, someone who fills your blind spots. Successful partnerships are based on the idea of taking different perspectives in a discussion and having different talents.<\/p>\n

Once the groundwork has been established, set priorities for the absolutely crucial first year.\u00a0 Concentrate on why you are doing something-not how.\u00a0 Your why will keep you closely connected to your company and your product.\u00a0 As soon as you lose sight of why, you will also lose sight of your driving force and your motivation.<\/p>\n

Through your first year and beyond, court clients-and keep them coming back! In order that you become a successful entrepreneur, it is essential that you are the person who is willing to pick up the phone and call people to talk about making deals and doing business. When you make this phone call, make sure you are absolutely certain about the product that you are selling.\u00a0 With this certainty, you can use confidence to build up a network of contacts.\u00a0 The network cannot be established overnight-it is going to take a lot of phone calls.\u00a0 You cannot just wave your magic wand over a corporation and change them into a profitable client.<\/p>\n

In order to keep your client base, you need a great team to work with.<\/p>\n

Make sure that your company has shared values, that there are rewards for quality improvements, and that there are strong internal and external relationships. Empower the best, lose the rest!<\/p>\n

Inevitably, there will be failure.\u00a0 You must learn from failure: use it as a stepping-stone. Do not forget what mistakes you have made, but do not allow yourself to dwell on them.\u00a0 Take from your failure: take the lesson learned-do not let it take anything from you: not your energy, not your time and not your space.<\/p>\n

Finally, in order to keep your company going and keep your clients happy, maintain good relations with your vendors.\u00a0 It is essential that you support the people who support you.\u00a0 If you are making a big commitment to a client, make sure you have a solid relationship with your vendor.<\/p>\n

In the end, take energy from taking risks.\u00a0 Live in the spirit of the entrepreneur!<\/strong>
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Robert Tuchman is a Guest Blogger for PickTheBrain.com. He is an Executive Vice President at Premiere Global Sports and the author of Young Guns: The Fearless Entrepreneurs Guide To Chasing Your Dreams and Breaking Out On Your Own<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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