Are these 6 entrepreneur mindset fails keeping you from success?
Do you feel like you are running in place on your entrepreneurial journey? If you find yourself taking a step or two backwards for every two steps forwards, maybe it’s time to take a look at your entrepreneur mindset. The “inner game” is so important to many fields, and business is no exception. Take a look at some of these common mindset issues that might be keeping you from achieving the success you know you deserve.
Mindset Fail 1: Perfectionism
The pursuit of perfection is a pointless pursuit, one that can leave you unfulfilled and frustrated. Some people are too paralyzed to try something until they feel what they offer can be perfect. So, they do nothing. Ultimately, perfectionism prevents them from accomplishing anything at all.
Mindset Fail 2: Fear of Failure
This one is a huge roadblock to success. Some of the greatest inventions throughout history have risen from the ashes of monumental failures. The key is to fail forward. Irish author, Samuel Beckett said, “Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” In business and in life, failure is often the catalyst that leads to amazing success. Improve your entrepreneur mindset by vowing to stop living in fear and learn to embrace it instead.
Mindset Fail 3: Focusing on the Destination and not the Journey
Some people are so focused on where they want to be that they forget to enjoy the journey. That’s an unfortunate circumstance because the journey is where the growth and abundance take place. Plus, all the best scenery takes place along the way on any journey. Don’t let yourself get so focused on the ultimate success you desire that you forget to celebrate the small successes and joys you experience along the way.
Mindset Fail 4: Skipping the Small Steps in Pursuit of the Giant Leaps
Every journey is a series of small steps, whether you’re building a business, working on goals in your personal life, or making strides for the sake of your health. These small steps are what get you to your destination. The giant leaps may fuel your ego, but they leave you weary and worn out afterward. It wasn’t the hare that sprinted off ahead that won the race; it was the slow and steady tortoise who stayed the course who ultimately achieved victory and success.
Mindset Fail 5: Making Excuses
Perhaps one of the worst roadblocks is one we create entirely of excuses. From self-defeating words, like “I can’t” or “It’s too hard” to coming up with a list of justifications or reasons why you failed. Excuses weigh you down and prevent you from the success you’re so capable of achieving.
Mindset Fail 6: Procrastinating
This is yet another roadblock completely of our own making. It is one that robs us of success through delay. It’s not an easy propensity to overcome but once you learn to remove it as an obstacle for your success, can be life changing.
Are any (or all) of these mindset fails preventing you from achieving the success you desire? Work on overcoming them so you can enjoy the success you deserve. Practice changing your mindset a little bit every day and soon you’ll see progress that you found out of reach before.
