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Is there\u00a0a guaranteed formula to follow (as the headline suggests?)<\/p>\nIs there\u00a0a guaranteed formula to follow (as the headline suggests?)<\/p>\n
Of course not. A quick look at the people who have become successful entrepreneurs shows the paths they took are as unique as they are.<\/p>\n
But\u2014and it\u2019s a HUGE but\u2014while their behaviour was idiosyncratic, their thinking was not.<\/p>\n
A study shows that serial entrepreneurs\u2014people who have successfully started\u00a0two or more companies\u2014all followed the same approach. And if it has worked for them, it may very well work for you.<\/p>\n
That approach?<\/p>\n
1. They REALLY wanted to do what they set out to do.\u00a0<\/b>If you don\u2019t have desire, you won\u2019t give anything your best efforts.<\/p>\n
2. They begin by taking a small step toward their goal.\u00a0<\/b>Starting anything new is risky. You don\u2019t want to move too far too fast. Everything you have probably read about entrepreneurs says they love risk. Nothing can be further from the truth.<\/p>\n
3. After taking that small step, they stop to see what they have learned.<\/b>
\nMaybe they learn their initial goal is still a good one. Maybe the market tells them they need to go in another direction. Maybe they learn that they don\u2019t have the desire any more. The point is after taking that first small step, they come to a complete stop and consider everything.<\/p>\n
4. Once they understand what they learned,\u00a0they take another small step\u00a0<\/b>and go through the cycle once again.<\/p>\n
In other words the \u201cformula\u201d for success is figuring out what you truly want to do. And once you know: Learn. Build. Repeat.<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
What This Means<\/b><\/p>\n
Implicit in this formula is that your initial idea is going to morph over time. The best entrepreneurs don\u2019t wait until their product or service is perfect. They get it \u201cclose enough\u201d and launch. They\u00a0change whatever it is they have to change as they go.<\/p>\n
The key is to get started and follow the Learn. Build.Repeat approach.<\/p>\n
So: They take that small step toward their goal. (\u201cI am going to offer the best coffee I possibly can, within a retail environment that replicates as close as possible what someone would experience if they went out for coffee in Italy.\u201d)<\/p>\n
They stop and pause to see what they have learned from taking that small step. (\u201cPeople love the idea of an upscale coffee shop, but they hate the opera soundtrack. Let\u2019s drop that, and maybe add some oversized comfortable chairs.\u201d)<\/p>\n
And then they repeat. (\u201cOkay, the chairs were a success; what else can we add, what should we take away.\u201d)<\/p>\n
Learn. Build.\u00a0Repeat.<\/b> It is how just about every successful company we know about was built.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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