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As a 19-year entrepreneur,
I can tell you that creating
a business that endures is the
hardest thing anyone can do. It’s
frustrating. It’s lonely. It’s always
on you. It’s about making tough
decisions. It has moments of
great disappointment. And, did I
say it’s lonely?
But it’s also been the best part
of my career journey. I wouldn’t
redo these 19 years for anything.
I didn’t plan on starting my own
business. I went into it kicking
and screaming, but in the end I
learned that with some amazing
support I was able to work
through fear and learn how to
minimize my own sabotaging
behavior long enough to build
a thriving distributorship.
So I promise you, if you’re in
this position too, it is possible
to create something special
and work through whatever
limitations and self doubt you
might experience in the process.
There are things I’ve done
right over the years, and some
I’ve done less right. If I could
have a do-over, one of the things
I would redo is to have wasted
less time overthinking things.
Overthinking stops momentum
and makes you question your
motives, direction and goals. I’m
Six Simple Steps
To Perfecting Your
Business-Owner
Mindset
by Abigail Tiefenthaler
First in a
five-part series
Flip Your Mental
Switch To Success
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