How resilient are you as an entrepreneur?
Entrepreneurs need to be able to bounce back from whatever life throws at them, pick up the pieces and stay focused on their goals. This isn't easy for most of us, we worry too much about mistakes and this can lead to lost sleep and 'tetchiness' the next day ... There are some simple things you can do to help build your resilience:
1. Act fast to stop the 'bad news' hitting you hard
When an event happens, such as being rejected for that hoped-for contract, you have a moment in which you can decide how you will take the event. If you tell yourself "Oh no, another rejection, I'm a failure at this." The event will hit your mood and confidence, knocking you back and put you in a state where you feel ineffective and unable to deal with things. In that moment you need to see the event in a different perspective. Maybe take another viewpoint, such as looking back...