Entrepreneurs: Take action over inspiration every time

Written by Jason Blackston


"Acceptrepparttar challenges so that you may feelrepparttar 123352 exhilaration of victory!" General George S. Patton

When choosing a senior quote, this one jumped right at me. I was ready to conquerrepparttar 123353 world, but then reality slapped me inrepparttar 123354 face...

College. 4 more years of reading, writing, and arithmetic. Don't get me wrong, I thoroughly enjoyedrepparttar 123355 experience and encourage anyone who hasrepparttar 123356 opportunity to give it a go.

Plus, I learned one ofrepparttar 123357 most valuable lessons in my life while attending college:

*We're not taught to make it on our own!

It's kind of like whatrepparttar 123358 singer Bruce Springsteen once said in a 60 minutes interview, "I wanted to be a singer. Do my own thing. Otherwise, they build you up and put you right back intorepparttar 123359 machine."

Yes, society certainly has a way of teaching you what it wants to, and then directing your every move like a puppet on a string.

So how does one make it as an entrepreneur?

Let's face it, inspirational quotes only go so far. It's imperative that you take action! But what action? You've been following someone else's directions for so long that you've forgotten how to put your pants on by yourself!

First, make a plan. For example, most of my day consists of internet marketing so here's some of what I do forrepparttar 123360 first hour:

The S.W.P.D. Recipe for Success

Written by Steve Brunkhorst


By Steve Brunkhorst http://www.AchieveEzine.com

A wonderful quote by author and scholar William A. Ward relates a time-tested recipe for success. Think of it asrepparttar S.W.P.D. success recipe. This simple and powerful formula has brought success to many men and women who have put it to use. S.W.P.D stands for studying, working, preparing, and dreaming.

"Recipe for success: Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing." - William A. Ward

Move Beyond Limitations and Seerepparttar 123351 Outcome

We each define success differently. We also have different limitations. Yet limitations need not stop us from living our purpose and achieving our objectives.

We will be guided by powerful helping hands when we commit ourselves to success, and follow it's laws. Success begins by requiring that we keep our minds focused on our desired outcome, not our limitations.

Mr. Ward also said, "If you can imagine it, you can achieve it; if you can dream it, you can become it."

The success we envision can seem far away. The preparations necessary may take time and effort. There may be temptations to quit withrepparttar 123352 finish line years inrepparttar 123353 distance. Mentally zoom in and look at it! Experience your future success internally today.

Take Small Steps for Big Results

Instead of trying to leap fromrepparttar 123354 starting line torepparttar 123355 finish line, we can begin by taking one small step - doing what we are capable of doing - today. Success results from small disciplined actions repeated each day. Small purposeful steps will eventually get us torepparttar 123356 finish line.

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