Thursday, November 14, 2019
There are no barriers to entry the only thing stopping you is you
There are no barriers to entry â" the only thing stopping you is you There are no barriers to entry â" the only thing stopping you is you Do you want to know the surest way to fail? Itâs to begin doing something, think youâre not succeeding, then give up and blame other people or reasons for why you havenât become an âindustry leader.â The biggest excuse I find from people who launch a business or new venture is this:âThere are too many other people better at doing what I do.âThere it is. Take that, print it out, place it on your mirror, or on your iPhone Notes and look at that quote every day. It does have some value. Because very often, itâs true. Yes, there are many other people better at doing what you do. Thatâs life. Guess what? There are many better writers out there than me. There are better entrepreneurs. Better coaches. Better public speakers.And I accept that. Iâm at peace with that. But from the moment I launched my coaching business two years ago, as well as my writing and speaking careers, I made myself a very important promise:I promised myself Iâd never, ever give up. And then I pr omised myself to never get discouraged that I wasnât the best, or that there were âtoo many other people doing what I do.â You need to promise yourself the same thing. I truly believe this is just as important to success as having a great idea, persevering through down times and working hard.What about you? Do you find yourself getting discouraged too easily?Concern yourself with youI have the good fortune of knowing and working with some extremely successful people. Iâve coached CEOs of major companies, worked with startup founders, grown up with successful band musicians, comediennes and broadcasters. None of these people ever let the fact that someone else was doing what they were doing get in their way.âSuccess doesnât happen overnight. Keep your eye on the prize and donât look back.â â" Erin AndrewsThey kept practicing their craft, embraced their talents for what they were, and found inspiration in role models and success stories they admired. They realized the re are very few linear paths to success, and by breaking the mold and mixing in new ideas with a tireless work ethic, they believed theyâd forge their own path and achieve success on their terms.Take this from Heidi Grant Halvorson, author of the book, â9 Things Successful People Do DifferentlyââIn many studies weâve been able to show that when people think about what theyâre doing, whether theyâre taking a very difficult test of some kind, or working on a project over weeks at a time ⦠when (people)think about something theyâre going to improve on, that theyâre going to develop over time, that they might make mistakes along the way. But thatâs OK because you learn from those mistakes, and over time youâll really come to master this.â Source: HBREntry into a saturated field is not a bad decision. Having an original idea, believing that you can do it better than everyone else eventually, even if youâre not capable of it now, is the best mindset for approac hing a new venture. You cannot think that youâre wasting time. This is where you need to steel yourself mentally and emotionally so that you donât end up being yourself.And itâs truly why consistency, repetition and belief in yourself matter. The only person stopping you is you - itâs not the industry leaders, itâs not your perceived competitors who are on the journey with you. Itâs you. I wasted time in my earlier years stopping and starting writing for websites like Bleacher Report and HuffPost. I didnât have what it took at the time to sustain myself to keep going.Have you found a similar pattern in your life? Have you got caught âstar-gazingâ and concerning yourself too much with how competitive your field is? Whether youâre trying to launch a new social media app, looking to build a digital media company or perhaps launching a new healthcare product, please stop beating yourself up over why you havenât arrived yet.Eliminate barriersKevin Systrom and Mike Krieger could have never bothered starting Instagram by looking around and seeing that Vine and Facebook already existed. But they believed there was a market for a social media app that has now become one of the industry leaders in photo and video sharing. Itâs changed the way we consume and experience media.Here again from Ms. Halvorson is further fuel to help you build grit and perseverance to not give up or worry about what you donât have:âWe find that the people who lack grit tend to be those who believe that abilities are fixed, that you sort of either win the DNA lottery or you donât. And you are born smart, or youâre born creative, or youâre born a good leader or youâre not. And so when they encounter difficulty and things are challenging to them, that donât come easily, they are very quick to conclude, well, I guess Iâm just not good at this. I guess I lack this ability. And so they give up. So grit really is just fundamentally about hanging in there.â S ource: HBREnter the fray. Have a plan. And donât concern yourself with the other people who are already in your field. Theyâre not blocking you. Theyâre inadvertently making you better by forcing you to produce your best product and work hard. There are no barriers to entry. No one is standing in your way. Remove the mental and emotional obstacles, and youâll find yourself creating truly beautiful work.Get started!Join my newsletter and check out my book, The Value of You. This will give you inspiration to start planning for success on your journey.This article first appeared on Medium.
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