8 tips for staying successful

“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see” – Henry David Thoreau

We all strive to be better entrepreneurs and these 8 strategies should help:

1. Don’t be afraid to take risks that are associated with the proper rewards, weigh the pros and cons before you spend a dime.
2. Learn to balance work and play (difficult but essential) or it will catch up with you.
3. Take a weekly, monthly and yearly pulse of your goals and ensure that you are staying true to what is important to you.
4. Learn to acknowledge your little successes, or you may never reach the finish line. Worse you may forget why you started in the first place.
5. Having a dedicated vision is what makes you great, but be open to new ideas or you may sink with the ship
6. Honor your commitments and rewards to people who have shared or helped you through the risky portion of a venture.

 

About Tod Whipple

An obsessed serial entrepreneur. Founder of Startup Addict. Commercial Real Estate Expert. Technology Ninja. Lover of all things Business. Former movie & television producer. I have a Black Belt in "Keep'in it Real". Fuel your passion it will be 1% work 99% fun. You can connect with me on LinkedIn or follow me at @todwhipple or this blog @startupaddict.

  • http://beep.name/ Claude Gelinas

    Thanks for sharing this list ; )

    I particularly like your point # 6 which is especially important when family is backing the venture.

    Parents are the de-facto investors in countless ventures, some haven’t gone too well but there’s a bunch that did succeed.

    A united family is an entrepreneurs most important financial -and- social ally.