Why Do People Fail?
- Do you have a habit of starting things and leaving them unfinished? I have been a chronic serial starter and I finally figured out why! Let’s get into it!
- I have tried Ecommerce, Selling on Amazon, Etsy, eBay, and Bonanza. I almost started a dog training business, a thrift store, and a tax business. I am also sure there have been other attempts I have not listed. I have tried and started so many things and have a list of ideas that stretch a mile long. Thankfully I have a VERY supportive husband, but he also has this problem.
- I was on the phone having this discussion with a family member and asked: “How do others do it?”
- Guys- I had been ‘trying’ to get a side hustle really up and going for now 7 years! And I was falling for ALL of the excuses.
- No Money
- No Time
- Not My PASSION
- Not For Me
- Too Much Competition
- I Need A Buddy (I’m a twin)
I got off the phone and continued to ask. Why aren’t these things working? And began to look for a common thread. It took me less than a week and I finally figured it out! After 7 Years It took me less than 7 days to come up with a solution.
I had never completed the plan! Wait, what? No seriously. It was THAT simple.
Step back and think about the items you started and have left unfinished.
Did you have a plan? Or Just get started?
If you had a plan did the plan outline the end goal?
Was the plan a course?
For instance, if you wanted to start a blog and you bought a course did you complete all of the steps? Really? Did you?
If you wanted to start a Youtube Channel did you upload consistently?
Guys, you won’t believe how many people go to start a Youtube Channel and 6 months later look back and give up because nothing happened. Would you believe that they only uploaded 3 videos and had no Thumbnail?
This is NOT Common sense – It should be. But it wasn’t for me.
If I look at absolutely everything I’ve ever tried and have failed at it’s because I didn’t keep the plan 100%. This means if I completed steps 1 & 2, got to step 3, got stuck, I may not have sought help and gave up, it just wasn’t for me!
Guys this seems so basic but I started to do some research and found time and time again, video after video this WAS the answer. AND this applied across industries and platforms.
- Small businesses
- Ecommerce
- MLM
- Youtube
- Day Trading
- Certifications
- Promotions
Now that we have identified the problem – What do we do now…
Create a plan, find a plan, and stick to it! There may be some divergence here and there but for instance, if you are starting a blog and your plan tells you to join 100 group boards. Don’t join 70 and think you are done!
I know these feels very basic but there are some many opportunities RIGHT NOW for entrepreneurs but it looks like overalls not luxury!