How to maintain business momentum
When you’re building a new business, you’re under a lot of pressure. You have so much work to do and expectations are high, both from yourself and from those around you.
This means setting goals to track your progress, keep you motivated, and hold yourself accountable.
But it can be risky.
This is because if your goals are too big, they can crush you under the weight of unrealistic expectations. And that can defeat the purpose of having a goal to begin with.
However, like many things in life, there is a trick to it. And not all goals are the same. The secret lies in setting a goal that will motivate versus one that will defeat you.
Are you in this position?
One where you keep agonizing over what you’ve done and whether you’ve achieved enough? Struggling to keep your entrepreneurial momentum going?
Setting the right goals
Goal setting is important for maintaining entrepreneurial momentum. But setting the wrong goals and the wrong vision can lead to demotivation and stagnant progress.
This is the opposite of what goal setting is expected to achieve. So setting effective goals in the early days is the foundation of building a successful business.
Set goals that are related to building your business. For example, ask yourself “What do I need to do to build a successful business?”
Vision is the key energy that drives entrepreneurship. This is what makes entrepreneurs dare to explore, dare to push, dare to challenge, dare to move forward and dare to have the determination to succeed.
Have a clear vision
Successful entrepreneurs have achieved their goals by having a clear and strong vision and pursuing it with passion. So to maintain your entrepreneurial drive, have a clear, ambitious and challenging vision.
Great and successful entrepreneurs persevere and stay committed to their business no matter what happens. Having a vision and staying focused on it will help you control your business and stay connected to your audience.
But maintaining an entrepreneurial drive doesn’t mean defining and pursuing a vision. It’s about being able to realize your vision, articulate it into something tangible, and share it. It is critical to imprint that same energy, passion, dedication and drive to a wider audience and team.
Spreading your vision throughout your company makes it a culture, because an unshared vision that doesn’t echo other people isn’t a vision. A vision must be believed in, nurtured, and pursued to become a beacon that builds momentum.
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