Creating Success as an Entrepreneur Requires the Right Mindset

IN BUSINESS AND IN LIFE, our minds can either work with us, to move forward, or, hold us back. Very often it is the small distinctions in thinking that allow us to remove stress, worry, anger, fears, limitations, conflicts, struggle, etc.

I live my life based on principles for success. Initially when I learned these principles, I was applying the knowledge to my life as an entrepreneur. Once I got the results in my business I quickly realized that these same principles would create success in my personal life as well….my relationships, health, everything got better as a result. When this happens, it isn’t difficult, or something you have “remember”…it becomes a natural way of thinking that changes everything in a positive direction.

This is so important as an entrepreneur. The most important thing for an entrepreneur to work on is their mindset. Entrepreneurs think very differently than employees do, and it is necessary for their long term success. This is what separates those that succeed as an entrepreneur, and those that give up on their dreams.

I learned a new principle recently, that has made a profound difference to me in all these aspects of my life and wanted to share it with you. Our minds are full of “information” we have picked up from various sources…education, family, friends, media, etc. We choose to buy into much of this information as the only answers, and our truth.

A simple principle I started applying was “don’t make it a thing”. When we make something a “thing” in our mind, our mind goes to work….worrying, stressing, struggling…we can feel ourselves getting angry, or fearful, or conflicts or struggle can arise. This becomes a self fulfilling result….the thought is planted…we worry, stress, etc., and the “thing” that started out as a thought has become a monster in our minds that consumes our thinking. The problem with this is when we are in this state of mind, we cannot see solutions or opportunities…we cannot create, or be happy. We get into conflicts and struggles and may find ourselves stressed out or angry and cannot put our finger on why. It becomes a like carrying a weight that messes with our minds.

It is much easier to take control of this than you may think, and this applies to your life as an entrepreneur, your relationships, your health….every part of your life.

Let’s explore a few examples we can all relate to:

Someone cuts you off in traffic
– Old response – Get angry, swear, etc….come into the work environment “anger” as you are starting the day….employees are afraid to approach you on things, and gradually become disengaged if you can’t keep your mindset in check.
– New response – Don’t make it a thing
I had this happen last week….the person was pulling out of a funeral home and didn’t see me…I said to myself “don’t make it a thing….they are probably grieving and not alert”…. This allowed me to feel more compassionate, I had no anger, and felt like I took personal responsibility for my driving, without blaming someone else.

Your partner does something to annoy you
– Old response – Start an argument…then every little thing they do going forward seems to come back to the initial “thing” you were annoyed about, it grow and festers….
– New response – Don’t make it a thing
Look at the person through different eyes. Is this small thing something you want to hold onto and let it affect your relationship? When you say to yourself “Don’t make it a thing”, it will pass right through your mind and you won’t even remember what you may have been angry about.

Someone makes an error in your workplace
– Old response – Discipline the employee…instead of them learning from the mistake, they are afraid to make any future mistakes, and will not take any risks or go outside of the perceived “norm”.
– New response – Don’t make it a thing
Instead of attacking the employee and making them wrong, Don’t make it a thing….find a way to use the error as a learning experience to raise the bar for that person. This is win/win…the employee will feel better, they will learn, and they will appreciate the way you handled it, which creates more engagement, and loyalty.

A friend does something to upset you
– Old response – You go over and over it in your mind….you find other past and future things to add to the story….several weeks or a month later, you are stressing out and have made a mountain out of this 1 small thing.
– New response – Don’t make it a thing
Instead of stressing out over a small thing that happened, don’t make it a thing….move on and focus on all the great things about your relationship. When you find things to be grateful for, you will notice there ARE more things to be grateful for!

A customer is upset about something in your business
– Old response – Be on the defensive
– New response – Don’t make it a thing
Instead of getting defensive, treat the client with respect and don’t make it a thing….ask yourself what is the best way to turn this client around and have them become a fan, instead of a critic. This helps them and you feel better, and you will feel empowered you handled it so well.


I challenge you to implement this simple phrase for the next week, in all aspects of your business and your life. Every single time something comes up that you feel stressed or angry about, step back and say to yourself “Don’t make it a thing”…move on and allow your mind to create and find opportunity. Let “it” go….give it ZERO energy! When you stop making “stories” out of facts and assumptions, you stop creating “things” in your mind. Operate your thinking on intention…only acting to CREATE, never to defend or attack. It is so freeing, and you will find your state of mind so much more happy and peaceful, while being able to tap into your creativity more.

When you start applying this principle to your life, you will very quickly start to see the shift and recognize how a simple shift in thinking can change everything in a positive direction…..you will realize you have choice and control you may not have realized you had. You will notice you are happier, calmer, less stressed, more in control and are able to tap into your creative mind and find opportunities where before you only found struggle and felt like you had no choice. All your relationships start getting better…because YOU are getting better. This simple change in thought process will change every aspect of your life and your business in a positive direction.


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