subject: Entrepreneur Success Factors How Long Will It Take? [print this page] Entrepreneur Success Factors How Long Will It Take?
As you start on your path to entrepreneur success the first thought most people think much time will it take me to get there? Everyone wants instant success and instant results, but it is not always as easy as that.
There are many stories of those that have within a few short months gone on to make amazing amounts of money, but for the vast majority it will take a little more time. So what are they doing that the others are not?
If you are in the position where you can invest into your business then it will undoubtably become easier and quicker for you to do it. If you get into a top-tier product line and learn pay-per-click you can pick up swift results, but there will still be a learning curve.
But if like most you have limited resourses, then you will have to build up and have a little more patientence. But you will still get there, it will just take more time. Part of the entrepreneur success factor is persistancy and being able to be focused on the achievement of your goal.
We can't expect a business to be an overnight success. The speed of your development with your online business will be dependant on how well you can master the marketing techniques and how much action you take. If you are in a full time job and can only spend an hour or so a day then it goes without saying that it will take longer than if you had all day to do your marketing and learn all the methods. Take the challenge.
But the honest truth is, it is not really about how long it takes. Just imagine it takes you a year to get your new business going, but after a year you have the independent lifestyle you were looking for and an income you are contented with, then it would be worth the wait.
Being an entrepreneur is an ongoing development and when you hit the first goals you will automatically come up with another set of goals to reach. It is the nature of victory, when we get success we go looking for more. So think of it as a journey that is on going, a challenge.
As you earn more you can invest more into your marketing, and as you learn marketing you will get more results. The hardest part is, as always, is making a start. It is at the start that the commitment is made and from then on it is all about taking action. As much action as you can possibly do with your present circumstances.
Be realistic with yourself, you may have a rapid rise, and you may have to work at it, but as long as you get there in the end it will be worth the effort.
