If you are a business owner and your company is not developing according to your plan, you may feel lost. Let us tell you a secret – every successful entrepreneur has at least once been in that place in their career. In the following text, we have gathered advice from 7 prosperous entrepreneurs. Most of them have experienced some sort of failure and here is what they have to tell you.
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Source: Fortune
Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s Chief Operating Officer, says that you should take advantage of every business opportunity that comes your way. She says that the only thing you should consider when getting a job offer is how you can profit from it. There is no point in accepting a job opportunity if there is no room for you to grow and improve your skills.
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Source: Noobpreneur.com
Lewis Howes, former professional football player, and lifestyle entrepreneur advise you to always invest in yourself. According to him, you should take a larger amount of money you earn, and invest it in your business and brand and also in your skills and education. One should always strive towards improvement and that is the key to success.
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Ann Sanders, AGreenHand owner, encourages you to follow your passion and be certain that success will follow. And that is exactly what she did. Now, she manages a successful blog and shares articles about gardening, home repairing guides, and reviews of tools and equipment needed. Her goal is to provide people with information that will make the whole process of shifting to a healthy lifestyle easier.
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In the opinion of Tim Ferriss, NYT best-selling author and Creative Life instructor for The Four Hour Life, it is of crucial importance to carefully choose your friends and allies. You should always try to surround yourself with different kinds of people who possess different types of education and skills. This way, you will have the opportunity to learn something and advance in every aspect of your life.
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Source: LinkedIn
Nir Eyal, technology entrepreneur, best-selling author, and speaker, suggests that you should build a strong and wide network of partners. It is important to collaborate with a wide range of people from different trades. One can never know what opportunity may arise and whether or not they’d need help seizing it. Not only will your company grow, but you will also have the chance to attract new customers perhaps you wouldn’t otherwise.
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Tara Gentile adds that you should know your customers inside out. Tara is a successful entrepreneur and prolific business strategist. She says that this is the most important advice that has allowed her to grow her business. In addition, you have to connect with your customers and not generalize them but to have their remarks in mind when designing something new.
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Lastly, Chase Jarvis, tells you that failing is not only okay but also in a way it is important. Taking risks and occasionally sinking is the only way you can learn from your own mistakes and be prepared to face the obstacles in the future.
All in all, we have listed some tips from elite entrepreneurs that have gone through bad to worse before becoming who they are today.