The employee mindset

Maybe you’ve seen the ads, the sales videos, the exaggerated promises online.

“Push a simple button and the ‘magic software’ takes care of everything else for you!”

“Just follow my copy-paste model for business success.”

“Get this business system in a box and start making money in your sleep tonight!”

Maybe you have even tried some of these products in the past.

However, I can tell you right now that things like this often turn out to be much more disappointing than you expect. Why is that?

It’s because being an entrepreneur isn’t about following a proven system, a miracle push-button, or some other way turning off your brain.

Being an entrepreneur is about being actively involved in your own business and being willing to feel yourself through tough situations and go with your gut.

But even more troubling is the belief that you should cede control of your business to someone else or something else.

In my opinion, this all goes back to the mindset that so many employees have. They simply look to their boss or supervisor for what they should be doing.

They are more like cogs in a machine rather than people capable of making moment-to-moment decisions on their own.

And when an employee decides to enter the business arena, they often come with this mindset that only seals their fate to plummet to failure.

Essentially, they want someone else to be the CEO of their company while they can just sit back and reap the financial rewards of business ownership. That’s what makes many of these successful automated systems seem so attractive.

However, I am here to be the sobering voice of today’s reality. You will not find success in running a business or getting clients unless you get out of this mindset and get involved in your business.

You have to know your business and your customers better than anyone, and you have to be willing to make the tough decisions instead of waiting for some guru or system to do it for you.

Yes, you can and should learn from others ahead of you, but you should not use them as a substitute for your own judgment and responsibility.

Get immensely intimate about your business. Learn why certain things work. Learn why others don’t. Take charge and really and truly “own” your business.

After all, whether you like it or not, you are the one in the driver’s seat and if you don’t take control, you will end up driving it straight into the ditch.