As time changes while growing up, many of us change that kind
of person we would want to emulate in life. Once a certain age is reached in which
we can overcome the overwhelming influence of celebrities, we can then weigh
things up and settle to a specific career that we would wish to pursue. After
attaining this age of self-reason, majority of us are fascinated by the
operations of a business personality.
Persons of business from our point of
view appear to reap a lot from very little. Despite our passion for doing
business, the percentage of those who succeed in business to those who fail in
it is worrying. The Kenya Bureau of Statistics estimated in 2007 that 60% of business fail each year. You don't have to be among those who fail.Those who succeed have certain attributes that separate them
from the rest. Luckily, these can be mastered with a least effort.Among the many attributes that you may come across in different
readings, I find these three the most outstanding;
Perseverance-
perseverance is the ability to go against all odds. It entails following up to
completion a project you have begun despite all the setbacks that you may
encounter. This is because at the beginning, that is, during the planning
period, things appear so easy. With the exactness of series gear fitness, we
expect our things to fit in a similar manner. Practically, there comes the
delays, the workers are too careless, the government demands a relocation of
the business, and many other setbacks may leave us hopeless. Without
perseverance, you will easily let go, with perseverance, you will sail through
the storm after which comes a peaceful day conducive for fishing.
Planning-how
successful a plan may be depends on the accuracy of the planner in predicting
variables. In addition, in the planning
period one is able to link different operations so that the order in which they
should be implemented surfaces. Further, a good plan that is biased neither to
the strengths nor to the weaknesses will prepare the planner psychologically so
that no threat finds them unaware. A good plan is based on good research of the
area of interest. The internet facilitates easy research in the current age.
More importantly however, what matters is not the beauty of the plan but the
willingness and readiness to sacrifice rationally to see the objectives of the
plan achieved. You can learn more about business plans using the internet; it
is worth your time if you ever want to boast of a successful business.
Communication-communication
hinges on how you pass relevant information to different stakeholders. As an
entrepreneur, one ought to be able to communicate flexibly. Business has many
parties who must trust the entrepreneur before engaging with them in any
transaction. You will be required to talk to the bank and ask for a loan to
finance a project probably. Whether the bank accepts your request will not only
depend on the viability of the project but more on how convincingly you table
the facts about the project. You have to make the financier believe that indeed
the projects you want them to finance will payback their money. The same
applies to all other parties you will interact with in business. Customers,
workers, suppliers, and even partners will need your word of mouth that
convinces them that your interest is their interest. Of course, in many occasions,
you will have conflicting interests with different parties; you will then need
to call upon your communication skills to make them believe your interest is
their interest as well.
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