One of the most important aspects of developing an entrepreneurial mindset is investing in ourselves. Most people refuse to invest in something good for themselves other than food (Americans tend to consume pizza by trucks and that’s investing in ourselves the wrong way). What we must do is really invest in ourselves, like educating ourselves and growing in wisdom. Your education doesn’t stop when you finish college.
One thing that schools and colleges don’t teach you is SUCCESS 101. It’s something that academic schools won’t teach you, but is developed internally. Developing the fundamental attitudes and desires for success takes character, not a spontaneous decision or because it sounds like a good idea.
The moment someone stops learning, they stop growing. There is no such thing as staying where you are. Because the world is constantly moving forward, anything that doesn’t follow its lead will be left behind. Unfortunately, this is what happens to people who drop out of college or university. They stop growing, therefore they begin to degrade. Their minds atrophy and they lose the desire to learn.
Investing in ourselves also means that we learn new ways to acquire wealth. As your wealth grows, you will have more options to grow. Learning to build your wealth requires a certain attitude that most people have when they were young but lose their sleep when people tell them to stop. They settle for mediocre lives and give up the pursuit of success the moment they stop investing in themselves.
How do you develop the right mindset and attitude? Does it require many changes?
Yes and no. Change is necessary, but not impossible.
The first thing you should do is be open to new teachings. It’s like a cup of tea. When a cup is full of water, nothing can be poured out. It won’t go in and it will overflow. So what do we do if we need to get new water? First, just empty the cup by pouring out the muddy water, only then will you have the ability to learn new things.
The next thing to do is learn from a successful mentor or person. We need a guide and a direction. Someone we can admire and follow. Don’t learn from negative people. Your beer friends may be your lifelong friends, but they won’t get you anywhere. Taking advice from them is suicidal. If you get sick, you’d rather see a doctor than an auto mechanic. In fact, he would like to see the best doctor there is! Not a crack doctor with no credibility.
The last attitude you must develop is to develop a habit of action. You can learn from all the gurus, read all the books, and attend all the seminars, but if you don’t take action, massive action, you’ll be even worse off when you just started: full of motivation, but no direction (which leads to a lot of frustration). Although that’s the hardest part, it actually gets easier when you really start.
Don’t think about it anymore, invest in yourself today!