It requires effort, vision, dedication, passion,
perseverance, patience, sacrifice and risk taking ability to start a business
and then to sustain it and take it towards success. You have to work hard in
order to achieve something meaningful, in order to be successful.
What do we need to do as entrepreneurs if we have to
succeed in our ventures? We have to make money no doubt, but that’s only one
aspect of being a businessman. More than that we have to know how to play
against our competitors, how to beat them at their own game – that is success.
We also need to have the ability to charm people around us so that they can
work with us and help us succeed.
Steps
that are not always easy on people
However it is not all about just being charming and
winning friends. When you are the leader, you have to make decisions for your
business, you have to take certain steps that are not always easy on people
around you. Your decisions may be harsh at times, it might make people unhappy,
but sometimes it just has to be done. You have to be professional when you are
running a business – that is key to doing well.
At times even when someone is close to you, you may have
to be strict and harsh with them, for the good of the organization. If you do
not take a tough stand, it will end up harming the organization. So be
professional, leave personal feelings aside because that is what is needed for
maintaining office discipline.
Running
a business professionally
Being strict rather than friendly is good for running a
business professionally. If you let up and get soft with people due to a
personal rapport, they may take advantage of your goodness and not do their
work properly. Or they may end up shirking responsibility. They may miss
deadlines and do shoddy work knowing you will cover for them. My advice is do
not let that happen. It is your business, your effort, your money – so do not
let people take advantage of a personal relationship with you, when there is
work to be done.
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