Monday, April 03, 2006

Entrepreneurship is No For The Timid

One of the subscribers of my motivational newsletter wrote about how he has a great invention. But sometimes he feels so discouraged. And I wrote back:

In the last article I wrote, I said that if you and I are not failing, our chances of ever succeeding are slim to none. In life there are no guarantees. If everyone knew for a fact that a certain action would guarantee a certain result, more people would be willing to step out.

If I were you, I would definitely take the trip to Florida. After all, you have nothing to lose. In fact, you have everything to gain. Each time to meet with a so-called investor or potential partner, you learn news ways to make better presentation for your product.

Many of the people who want to come on board with you will turn out to be nothing but talkers. But how do you weed out the talkers? Well, it's hard. Some people can really talk a good game. They can deceive you as well.

But you see, life is a numbers game. In order to win, you have to play the numbers. You can't expect to meet one person with all the answers and money to help you. It would be too easy. And trust me, that one ideal person is lost in a sea of up-to-no-good people. Your job is to start going through those people immediately until to get to the one who really can help you.

And so, if you are not experiencing disappointments at some level, you are not making progress. Having said that, I think you should go to Florida to meet with the guy. And you might take the time to visit with your friend and enjoy the sunshine. Who knows, maybe you are due for a vacation. The guy may turn out to be what you are looking for or he may waste your time. Again, you just never know.

If you study the lives of the greats such as Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein and countless others, you will realize how touch it was for them starting out. They, too, had to go through the same challenges you are going through with your invention. But they never give up. They keep knocking on doors. If they didn’t, you would have never heard of their names.

I want to encourage you to never give up or be discouraged. You are much closer than you might imagine. Keep running the race. Keep meeting with people. Yes, others may think that you are crazy. They might even ridicule you behind your back. But do not let that deter you. Life only rewards those who deserve to be rewarded.

Dare to press on my friend and believe you can and you will!

Rene