While building and maintaining a thriving business may not be easy, experts in entrepreneurial endeavors say that building a personal brand first is key. In fact, some studies show that today’s consumers trust big brands less and prefer buying from a person they view as authentic and relatable. But before building a personal brand, it’s important […]
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While building and maintaining a thriving business may not be easy, experts in entrepreneurial endeavors say that building a personal brand first is key. In fact, some studies show that today’s consumers trust big brands less and prefer buying from a person they view as authentic and relatable.
But before building a personal brand, it’s important for entrepreneurs to define what constitutes their own brand of success.
Fulfillment and extraordinary results only come when you strive to achieve your authentic success. The key is figuring out what that is and navigating that path. The good news is that we each already have everything it takes to navigate that path. It is essential, because we each have unique gifts, passions, and talents that can create amazing impact in the world and differentiate ourselves and our businesses.
Here are five ways to define your own brand of success that can lead to running a successful business:
Get unstuck by unleashing your inner self. We feel stuck when there is a lack of clarity and the path in front of us is not aligned with our authenticity. Stagnancy and negative happenings force us to look inside ourselves at who we really are and what we really want. Detail those things, and now you’ll have the blueprint to create change and growth. Getting clear on this enables us to lead ourselves and our business to forge ahead on a new path.
Act on your new authenticity. Our full potential comes out when we are fully committed to creating a result that fully expresses who we are and what we love. Without that clarity and without acting upon our newly discovered authentic selves, there will always be a bit of reservation. And with that reservation comes lackluster results that are not a reflection of our true potential.
Keep the vision in mind. Much of our untapped potential lies in unused intelligence. Leaders who leverage their vision can effectively navigate a path to success in a competitive marketplace. Any vision that we can imagine, this infinite intelligence knows how to bring about. The question is how we go about influencing our subconscious in the right way so that it serves us. We do this by holding and keeping an image of a life we desire, and feeding it through repetition long enough that our mind goes to work to aid us in creating it.
Make your passion your fuel. The power to create extraordinary results requires this critical ingredient. Passion is contagious, ignites the heart, and motivates the team. It energizes and sparks the pull forward through all barriers, uncertainty, and challenges.
Have the will to make decisions that move toward your dream. The difference between those who make their dreams happen and those who don’t isn’t always a matter of intelligence, but often is a matter of consistent will in decision-making. You must have the intention to keep moving forward. There is an energy shift that is experienced in the decision-making process, where a desire goes from wanting to being because you’ve concluded that the dream must come true no matter what.
Most of us are not accessing our full potential. We need more people to bring their passion, humanity, wisdom, and mastery into the world, and achieving this is easier than you may think.
Ngan Nguyen (www.nganhnguyen.com) is author of “Self-Defined Success: You Have Everything It Takes,” and the founder/CEO of Cintamani Group, an executive coaching and consulting firm.