Every single one of us craves freedom, autonomy, creativity, and the fullest expression our passion and purpose on this planet. These are the ideals that the entrepreneur strives for, the justification for a life of endless sacrifice and work.
Entrepreneurship calls out the very best within us. In order to succeed in business, we can’t buy into our limiting beliefs and insecurities. There is a constant impulse to push the edge of our potential and stretch the boundaries of what we are capable of. Sometimes this feels like a blessing, sometimes it feels like a curse.
In my experience, there is one main quality that we must cultivate in order to really thrive as entrepreneurs. This word summarizes all of the BIG adjectives that contribute to success, such as fearlessness, commitment, passion, positivity, and purpose.
Tenacity.
This one word is the core foundation of a successful entrepreneur. They just never give up. They are relentless in achieving their goals. There is no timidity, reluctance, hesitation, or attachment to doubt. They clarify their goals and they do whatever it takes to achieve them.
When you tap into entrepreneurial tenacity, you get into a new zone where there is no room for or interest in fear, blame, excuses, or victimization. You hold yourself 100% accountable and you keep refining your focus until you get the desired result. It doesn’t matter how many times you fail. It makes no difference how many people tell you that you are crazy for pursuing the path you are on.
You just keep going. This quality of tenacity comes to its fullest expression when you are just plain fed up with NOT living to your fullest potential. You get hit with the full-body realization that there is no escape in this world. If you are not owning your greatness and holding yourself fully accountable to all that you are and can be, to the infinite power of your life’s purpose–then you will SUFFER.
There is no escape hatch. The only path is to keep moving straight forward.. to keep your focus on your desired outcome. If you deviate, regress, or give up, then you just hit the pause button on your true path in life.
How many people live this way? How many people are downright tenacious about realizing their dreams? They don’t buy into cynicism, fear, or limitation… they just keep working at their goals until they hit them. Tenacity is a quality that we desperately need more of in our modern world.
Until you are just sick of feeling resigned, limited, or compromised in your life, this incredibly powerful quality of tenacity will likely remain dormant. You really can CHOOSE to arouse it right now. This is how you will become unstoppable in your life. This is how you will stop caring what others think of you. This is how you will OWN your right to be a leader who exudes the energy of abundance and inspiration.
Never, ever give up on your heartfelt vision for the business you want to own and the life you want to own. The only real obstacle is a lack of tenacity. Choose to develop this powerful attribute and you’ll soon begin to realize that you really can create whatever you damn well please on this planet. It’s totally up to you.
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October 27th, 2009 at 9:44 am
Wow! I’m sold. Thanks for the inspiration. Well said – I couldn’t agree more.
October 27th, 2009 at 10:18 pm
Tenacity, such a powerful virtue you have shared here. Many people gave up easily when in pursuance of their goals, they don’t understand that tenacity is a must in every endeavor. Thankfully, I have discovered this choice early on.