“These are times that try men’s soul’s. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives everything its value.” – Thomas Paine, from The Crisis (1776-7)
I can certainly relate to trying times over the past few years. They have tried my soul as well as the souls of many others I know. Trying times though become the very fuel for some to get inspired and determined by them rather than discouraged and hopeless because of them. We can yield or we can resist.
A community of entrepreneurs
I just returned from Tory Johnson’s SparkandHustle.com one year reunion conference (July 21-23) for entrepreneurial women in Atlanta. I was an original last July 2010, where 200 of us gathered for what would become an 8 city tour and movement in 2011. This community of women are true entrepreneurs in every sense of the word: bold, quirky, determined, risk takers, independent, innovators full of passion and purpose. People who want to be the master of their own ships and destiny.
I love working with and being around entrepreneurs, and entrepreneurial minded people, especially today. This is a mindset that not everyone is cut out for but we can all develop more of it.
Here are 12 survival principles that have been instrumental for me that entrepreneurial people seem to have in common that can help anyone in their career and business success.
- Faith-in your vision and purpose
- Courage-to live authentically
- Positivity-there is a silver lining in everything
- Perseverance-keep going when you believe
- Resilience-everything you need is already inside you
- Flexibility-yield to the winds
- Generosity-pay forward, give back
- Patience-don’t give up too easily
- Possibility-gravitate toward what is possible and be hopeful
- Poise-stand tall and proud, no matter what
- Intuition-go with those guts that usually are right
- Respect- integrity with yourself and others
I choose to focus on what is possible, surround myself with people who are doers and take action and align myself with the positivity that is all around me.
“When you put yourself into the stream of positivity and possibility it leads you to the ‘it’ and the ‘it’ to you.”
Positivity speaks volumes about your personal brand and is magnetic! What are some of the survival principles that are working for you?
Author:
Deborah Shane is an author, entrepreneur, radio host and expert. She is the heart and soul of her business education and professional development company, Train with Shane and is in her third year of hosting a weekly business radio show on blogtalkradio.com. She writes for several national business, career and marketing blogs, and websites including smallbiztrends.com, careerealism.com, Internationalbusinesstimes.com, Smartbrief.com and blogher.com Her new book Career Transition-make the shift-the 5 steps to successful career reinvention is available now on amazon.com. Connect with her on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Blogtalkradio @Deborah Shane, or visit www.deborahshane.com.
