5 Tips to Getting Into a Healthy Entrepreneur Mindset

First let’s establish what it means to have a particular mindset. The dictionary describes mindset as an established set of attitudes held by someone. According to researcher Carol Dweck and author of Mindset: The New Psychology of Success there are two types of mindsets: a fixed mindset and a growth mindset.

People with a fixed mindset, are people who believe their qualities are fixed traits and therefore cannot change. In other words, they are born this way and cannot change. These people believe they are born with a set level of intelligence and talents rather than working to develop and improve them. They also believe that talent alone leads to success, and effort is not required.  In other words, you were either born to be successful or you were not.

People with a growth mindset, have an underlying belief that their learning and intelligence can grow with time and experience. Life for these people is filled with new learning opportunities and lessons to be learned. When people believe they can become smarter, they realize that their effort has an effect on their success, so they put in extra time, leading to higher achievement.

Dweck research demonstrates that if you want to succeed in any aspect of life, then you need to build a growth mindset.  Why? Because your mindset strongly influences your quality of life, is critical to being happy, successful in business and gaining a sense of fulfillment. 

1 Practice Careful Optimism

Having a positive mind and positive outlook are crucial to being successful in business. It is optimism that drives entrepreneurs to move forward. But there is danger in sheer and pure optimism. Excessive optimism can make one overlook risks and potential pitfalls. This is what you need to avoid. So while approaching business with an optimistic mindset, you also have to acknowledge that there are dangers and risks that you must exercise carefulness.

2 Practice Healthy Pessimism

People will tell you that negative thinking will not get you anywhere. And yes, pessimism does breed fear and that fear can stop you from taking the necessary steps in order to be successful. But there is use in having a little bit of healthy pessimism. Having healthy pessimism means that you are pessimistic enough so as to recognize the pitfalls and risks involved in your venture. However, you are not pessimistic enough so as to allow those insights to stop you. Instead, you are driven to come up with solutions to every risks and difficulties that you encounter.

3 Find Motivation

It is good to have the ideas and the opportunities. But even if these things are present, nothing will come into fruition if you do not take action. And to take action, it is necessary that you have the motivation to do so. Motivation may be different from one entrepreneur to another. Find your own motivation to success. You motivation must be something solid that you want to achieve no matter what. Contemplate on this. Do you want to give your family a better life? Do you want to be recognized in a certain field or industry? Do you want to revive an old market that is close to your heart? Any of these can be a motivation.

4 Have Vision, Mission, Goal

Every business must have one. You can typically see a company’s Vision, Mission, Goal posted on the hallways of its building or on the main page of its website. In a physical setting, the Vision, Mission, Goal is typically framed beautifully which signifies how much it is valued. The Vision describes a company’s ideals. The Mission describes a company’s desired contribution to the society, to its employees, and to others. The Goal describes a company’s desired self-growth in the future. Having a Vision, Mission, Goal to look up to and remember helps keep a company stay on track.

5 Believe In What You Do

Some people may not believe in your venture. But what is important is that you believe in it. If you yourself are not convinced in what you are trying to achieve, it is highly likely that you will not achieve it. This is why it is important that you enter into a business venture that you believe in or have faith in. If you are offering a product for example, do you believe in its quality, in what it can do, in what it can provide to your customers? If you yourself believe in what you offer, you will be more motivated and more driven to sell it. And your customers will feel this because it will emanate from you. This will attract them.

Stay Healthy. Stay Connected. Stay You. 

Cindy Cohen, RN, BSBA 
Founder, President 
C2 Your Health Women's Initiative Inc. 

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