Dear Friend, These
traps/mistakes are common to many entrepreneurs: 1. Getting wedded
to an idea and sticking with it too long. Don't marry
a single idea. Remember, ideas are the currency of entrepreneurs. Play with
many ideas and see which ones bring money and success. 2. Trying to be
something other than an entrepreneur. Entrepreneurs are
entrepreneurs. You'll give yourself a hernia if you try to act like other
people. Your difference is your strength. |
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3. Believing your own b.s. Entrepreneurs
are genetically wired to be optimistic. Just don't believe everything you say
to others... 4. Ignoring your cash
position. The world (aka customers) doesn't respond to even
superior products in the timeframe that you think they should. You'll need
plenty of cash to sustain yourself in the meantime. 5. Attracting weak staff
members. Not that many great employees will put up with a
mercurial or childish/immature entrepreneur. If you're attracting weak people,
you'll need to mature as a human being. 6. Confusing possibility with
reality. The successful entrepreneur lives in a world of
possibility but spends money in the world of reality. 7. Selling too hard. If you
find yourself selling an idea or product too hard to too many people, perhaps
it's time to listen to why they are not buying and learn from that vs. trying
to become a better salesperson. 8. Not setting up support
structures. Hire people and services to handle many of your business
and personal needs. Most entrepreneurs do better when they are fully
supported, even if transparently. Be responsible enough to arrange this. 9. Over-delegating. Many
entrepreneurs over delegate tasks and accountability to others, aka dumping.
Better to learn the skill of responsibility and completely turn over a task
or project than assuming/hoping/needing others to come up to speed quickly
enough on their own. Most people cannot. 10. Giving up. Some of
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