GO GET STARTED

GO GET STARTED

Many are times we think we are incompetent or incapable of doing things, we look down on ourselves, like who are we to attain or accomplish our goals and dreams, I say to you who are you not to. A poem in a movie inspired me to write this article (Coach Carter; Our deepest fear)

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. By Marianne Williamson”

Some of us would have seen this poem before in books, movies and so on, but it keeps elaborating the same point. Every line in the poem talks about you with the questions ‘Who am I and who am I not to?’ To me, the real question is who are you not to? Limitations are only set by us, telling ourselves ‘I can’t do it, it’s impossible’ but deep inside we are limited by the power of our tongues and mind set. Jamie Paolinetti an American pro cyclist once said “Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless.”

As entrepreneurs at heart, we have to understand that the journey starts when you are beyond impossibilities and it ends when we are called achievers. We are bugged by the obstacles that befall us, causing us to give up on our God giving rights due to lack of finances, criticism from friends, family or the society, low self-esteem, and the best of it all ‘it’s not the right time.’ All these negativities are placed in our mind by us to keep us staying in the same position we are. Oh no! Not for us. We need to break that wall filled with negativities, cross through the huddles filled with obstacles and get to the finish line which is attaining our goal. I know what is going through your mind right now is ‘what do I do?’ go get started. I challenge you to go get started and see how far you would go from there. Start by researching endlessly, get going with the paper work necessary, be theoretically ready, and above all don’t leave God behind through every step you take. When you get to that point you will be ready. Waiting won’t get you there; the world needs me and you to make it a better place.

As kids either born rich or poor, either born to serve others or to be served, we were all born to be successful. Think deep and face the fears that deprive you of getting to your goals. I put a lot of quotes in my articles because I want us to know these are not just my words but also words of our mentors that have passed through this stage. “The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will. Vince Lombardi”   You don’t have to make millions to get to that point, you just have to get started. I implore you to GO GET STARTED!

FIRST STEP

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a step” says Lao Tzu, same as the journey to being successful. Many entrepreneurs are always sacred of taking the first step, and when some do, all they want to do is jump. The key to a successful business as seen from many mentors is taking that step one at a time. Warren Buffett said and I quote “I don’t look to jump over 7-foot bars; I look around for 1-foot bars that I can step over.”

People are scared of taking the first step because of the unknown; the I’m not ready; the I don’t think I can do it; the it involves so many risks. Looking back at the life of our great business entrepreneurs, they gave up certainties for uncertainties because they believe and had faith in their plans, and with set goals they were able to reach accomplishment. This doesn’t mean there won’t be times where everything gets tough, you feel like giving up and call yourself a failure; but as the saying goes only the tough picks up and gets going. Jeffery Immelt classified the survival of failure as a boost to self-confidence and also a great tool to learning, although, it should be kept at its minimal. A great author whose books are a most read Dale Carnegie once said “most of the important things in life have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seems to be no hope at all.” Late Steve Jobs was so passionate in his company that he got booted out of his company; he didn’t regard that as the end of everything he worked for nor as a failure, but he sat down, strategized, made new plans, and set new goals. His believe and perseverance didn’t just earn him a new successful company, but got his old company back and the company (Apple) is recognized in the world today, and so is he.

So many people believe that they have lost those opportunities because they didn’t take the first step. Well, that might be true, but if the business was a passion developed into idea, not trying will be the biggest mistake you ever made, because no one else knows it or  can do it better than you. A mind of an entrepreneur keeps developing new ideas and as Richard Branson also said, “Business opportunities are like buses; there is always another one coming.” So I implore you to get up and take that FIRST STEP when the opportunity comes.