Activate your Business Super Power
The life of an entrepreneur consists of a variety of challenges. Despite how seasoned you are as an entrepreneur, there is always something to improve upon in order to grow your business and bring your vision to life.
The highs and lows that come with entrepreneurship are inevitable. Anyone who has some skin in the game knows this. Although the high times may be filled with experiences of prosperity, how does one respond during the lows when it seems like things are going south?
Let’s start by stating an unpopular perception when it comes to lows of entrepreneurship. It’s not the results (or lack of) that make you upset. It is not the workload that stresses you out. It’s not the economy that pisses you off. Instead, it’s how you interpret all of these things and how you process it all in order to take it to where you want to go as a business person.
We have been conditioned to be pessimistic and the autopilot reaction is to choose a negative interpretation when things go “wrong”. If you catch yourself responding negatively to a situation, ask yourself this powerful question:
“How am I interpreting this event or situation and does this interpretation empower me?”
If the answer is No, then you have an opportunity to shift at that moment. Shifting is the acceptance of a current situation with an intention to create something new from the circumstances. As an entrepreneur, shifting is your business super power. It’s like the old saying, if life hands you lemons, make lemonade! Shift and choose a positive, empowering interpretation so that any obstacle can be viewed as an opportunity.
If you don’t know how to shift or how to choose a different outlook, that’s what you get to work on immediately. This is evidence that your emotions are controlling you.
You can think that life is happening to you or against you when things take an unexpected turn. Or you can imagine life is happening for you and in your favor!
The first step in learning how to shift starts with awareness. You can improve your awareness and the skill of shifting by attending our next Basic Training!
