Becoming an entrepreneur – let alone a female entrepreneur – is never easy. We still live in an age when girls and women are groomed to go to school, get a job, buy a house, and then start a family.
If you take a detour from the conventional path and go out on your own, people might start to look at you like you’re crazy. Tell naysayers to stop giving you the side-eye while you build your empire. Let the haters hate while you handle your business and hustle.
If you’re serious about becoming an entrepreneur, check out these tips to prepare you for the journey.
1. Go after your dreams by fearlessly pursuing your goals.
As a female entrepreneur, nobody is stopping you from being successful but yourself. You alone have to put in the work to start and grow your business. You need to define your goals and put everything you have into accomplishing them.
Be sure to write down your goals and plans, and put metrics (number of daily phone calls, monthly revenue, email list size, and so on) in place so you can hold yourself accountable and accurately measure your results.
2. Remember that the journey may be tough.
Though being a successful female entrepreneur is certainly possible, you’re going to have some days when you’ll want to throw in the towel. As long as you don’t give up, though, you can be successful. You may have to make some changes if things don’t work out the way you planned, but if you keep plugging along, you can accomplish your goals.
A good way to keep your head in the game is to start a daily gratitude practice. Every day, write down three things that you’re grateful for. Each thing can be anything that makes you feel good, like sunshine or the device you’re using to read this article.
Focusing on the good things in your life can make challenges more bearable.
3. Know that your relationships may change or even end, and that’s OK.
It’s important to remember that not everyone will be going along with you on your journey. Some of your friendships and other relationships will change as you work fearlessly toward your goals. Some partners might not be willing to stick by your side as you put everything you have into your business. Remember that this is alright. Your true friends will stay beside you no matter what.
Seek out new tribes who are supportive and push your thinking. There are tons of groups of inspiring entrepreneurs whose members are ready and willing to be your advocates.
4. Look forward to the true reward: the person you will become.
Though you may be focusing on the end goal of building a business, the truth is that entrepreneurship is a self-actualization journey. You will grow as a person as you grow your business. And you may be amazed at how much stronger you become as you pursue your goals.
This quote by entrepreneur and motivational speaker Jim Rohn sums it up perfectly:
“Become a millionaire not for the million dollars, but for what it will make of you to achieve it.”
Building something that matters is worth the effort because it requires you to push toward your potential and step into a whole new you.
5. Take advantage of resources available to female entrepreneurs like you.
It takes hustle, perseverance, a strategic plan, and grit to build a business. But there’s no need to do it alone.
If you’re serious about creating a company, it’s important to have the right plan in place and resources at the ready. That’s why we created LaunchPad Weekend, a weekend accelerator designed to help you launch your company.
Apply for a spot at launchpadweekend.com. You’ll get the mentorship, tools, and support that can make all the difference in successfully building your business from the start!
