Starting a small business can be exciting and it all starts with an idea. Oh yeah, the idea grows and grows, and before you know it, that idea becomes so powerful that you can’t resist the idea of implementing it. So there you have it, off to the races in full force!
He started his business, but things didn’t turn out as smoothly as he had hoped, so his enthusiasm waned. How do you get that emotion working again?
Here are five tips to help you get back on track and excited again, but before you begin, you’ll need a comfortable and quiet space, an alarm clock, a writing tablet, writing or coloring utensils, and most importantly, your original art. business plan (or portfolio of ideas).
(1) Take out the original business plan that you created some time ago. Yeah, the one you haven’t looked at in a while. This is the easy step, the next ones are more difficult to do.
(2) Find a comfortable and quiet space, set your alarm clock (with a soft sound) for forty-five minutes to one hour. Allow yourself to contemplate the initial purpose of your business.
(3) As you read each line of your original plan, focus on the words and ideas you wrote. Circle your main initial objective, the purpose of starting your business. What inspired you?
(4) Allow yourself to feel that wonderful, strong emotion you felt when your idea first came up. Read and reread your original plan. Can you feel it? Will you let that enthusiastic smile return? It only takes a few seconds!
(5) Take a deep breath and on a piece of paper, write down two action steps you will take within the next 24 hours, for example, reply to that email you’ve been putting off.
Waning enthusiasm is a common occurrence with many small business owners and can occur at any stage of your business operation. These interest declines can last days, weeks, months, or even years. The best advice, take action once you are aware of it.
The steps above may seem like simple steps, but sometimes that’s all a small business owner needs to get back on their feet. You’d be surprised how far a few simple steps can take you once you’re up and running again. With that said, let’s get it going again, fired up and growing with its original business purpose.
So, there you have it… It’s off to the races and back in full force!