AN ENTREPRENEUR’S MINDSET
You Are What You Think. How to Think Like an Entrepreneur
Photography by Linda Lawson
How to Find Work-Life Balance in a Digital World. Meico Marquette Whitlock at the NASTAD 2017 Annual Meeting.
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ave you ever had the feeling there’s something more out there for you? That you’re meant to do something meaningful and impactful with your life? If you’ve had this feeling, then you’re an entrepreneur. It doesn’t matter whether you run a business, work a 9-to-5, or, like many of us, are struggling to balance both.
At its core, entrepreneurship is all about creating, launching, and running a business that creates value. But for many of us, the closest we ever come to being an entrepreneur is pretending or daydreaming about what it would be like to finally be free to live our purpose.
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So, what separates the entrepreneurs from the daydreamers or the pretenders? It’s this one thing: mindset. We have many mindsets or core beliefs that shape how we respond to situations in life. In business, having an entrepreneurial mindset or a core set of
beliefs that gives you the courage to face challenges and respond to opportunities is key to long-term success. It doesn’t matter how many degrees or great ideas you have, a shaky mindset is a setup for failure every time. I was reminded of this lesson the hard way in 2016 just before I made the decision to quit my job to start my business. As much as I loved my work, I knew I was being called to do something different. But a number of fears and doubts stood in the way of me taking the leap.
