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We’d all like to be entrepreneurs at the helm of massive business empires. But many of us hold a belief that deep down, we don’t really have what it takes. We’re not willing to put in the eighty-plus hours per week for years on end to make our enterprises work. In many cases, the good is the enemy of the great.
Building a business from the ground up is about more than just trying to achieve a specific lifestyle. That’s just an effect of the process of business creation. The real driver is a desire to do something different, achieve freedom or fulfil a destiny.
Deepak Agarwal is a man who knows a lot about what it means to build a company from nothing into a thriving enterprise. For the last fifteen years, he’s overseen the growth of numerous companies and delved deeply into what it takes to make them a success.
In business, it is critical to understand what you’re doing. You’re not just “building a product” or “innovating.” Instead, you’re doing battle with your competitors, trying to figure out how to offer a better service to customers than your rivals. It’s like a sport where you’re trying to beat out the next guy and dominate.
Having what it takes to build a business from the ground up isn’t always something you know ahead of time. Most entrepreneurs think they have the grit to see it through, but many wind up flaking along the way. They find an excuse for why they can’t continue and decide to wrap the whole thing up.
If you’re thinking about whether you have what it takes to build a company from nothing, then ask yourself the following questions.
Have I Persevered In The Past?
If you ask top entrepreneurs about the secrets of their success, they’ll almost always tell you a story that involves “seeing things through” or “never giving up.” What they really mean by this is that they had perseverance. No matter how bad things got for them, they continued pushing towards their goals, never giving up. They saw what they did as a kind of mission, and they didn’t allow anything else to get in their way or discourage them.
Do I Have A Greater Purpose?
Starting a business in the hope of making money is a fool’s game. Just having “stuff” is rarely sufficient motivation for any entrepreneur. Instead, most of them have a greater purpose that enables them to push through all their difficulties and just get stuff done.
You could link your purpose to the output of the business itself, but you don’t have to. Perhaps your motivation could be to provide money for your family or a particular charitable cause.
Is My Health Up To The Challenge?
Business leaders often have to contend with profound mental health challenges on the way to the top. It’s a good idea, therefore, to ask yourself whether your mental health is up to the challenge of building a business from the ground up. Are you in the right place to do it right now?
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