How to Keep a Positive Outlook as an Entrepreneur

Entrepreneurship has plenty of downs along with the ups - how do you stay optimistic when you are worried about losing money or going out of business?

Difficulty: Moderately challenging

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Business Books
• Counseling For Depression
• Banks
• Business Loans
• Business Services
• Career Counseling
• Legal Services
• Business loans

1. Be realistic about your goals: avoid setting insane expectations you can't possibly meet.

2. Surround yourself with positive people - family, partners and employees.

3. Turn disappointments and failures into positive opportunities and realize that most successful entrepreneurs built success from failure.

4. Think about how you talk to yourself. Tone down the negative chatter and the "I told you so!"

5. Keep visualizing your dreams and believe that you will achieve them.

Tips & Warnings

• Developing a positive attitude takes practice, especially if you are a worrier by nature.
• Catch yourself when you start to brood or feel down, and turn it around in your head. For example, if a customer takes his or her business elsewhere, think, "Great, now I will have more time and energy to serve someone else more suitable for my business. I wonder who that will be!"
• Even the most optimistic people have times when they feel down. Don't expect happiness to be a constant companion. Rather, when you do feel a little down, struggle to boost yourself up.
• You will find this more difficult if you are married to, living with or employing a very negative person. Defend yourself from other people's negativity.

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[entreprenette]

on 7/20/2009 I find it really helpful as a solopreneur to join entrepreneurial groups that can feed my brain and understand what I am going through. It is really important to have a place where you can get sound POSITIVE advice from people in the same boat. It is very reassuring and helps to keep you from feeling isolated and alone. Being in business for yourself is a wonderful experience but can get lonely if you don't reach out. Check out meetup.com for groups in your area or if you are a woman then savorthesuccess.com or Smartypeople.com are 2 other great choices to find fabulous women in business.

Sarah Shaw
http://www.entreprenette.com
http://www.simplysarahshaw.com

[cherry668]

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[geebee]

on 5/28/2009 It really is true that you need to keep an optimistic outlook. Assuming you've picked a profitable market and niche, you go about doing very similar things day after day in order to get it off the ground. That, more than anything, can attempt to drag you down. Continually reminding yourself on why you're doing it and where you're going to end up is a necessity to keep enjoying what you're doing while continuing on with your business journey.

[lucyyy]

on 5/2/2009 Great article. Running a small business is like riding a roller coaster. There are inevitable ups and downs, and you've just got to enjoy the thrill of the ride. It helps if you can keep yourself on something of an even keel -- and not let yourself get too high on the highs or too low on the lows. In any business, there will be plenty of both!

[prayerfulsoul]

on 4/18/2009 I'm not sure if this is really what you were talking about or not, but I have a serious question about being an entrepreneur in a home based business. What if it's your upline that has tried to keep your business from growing and going forward? What would you do if you really want the business to work? Any suggestions?