Why Most Entrepreneurs Struggle
By: Ali Mese
Tags: Self Improvement, Tech, Startup, Business, Entrepreneurship

No matter what, control your environment. You are the smartest thing you have ever met. Use that.

2. FIND THAT FAMOUS “ONE SINGLE THING” THAT YOU ARE INSANELY PASSIONATE ABOUT

Come on. It’s not rocket science. You are not looking for the love of your life. If you are reading this, I assume you have spent at least 18 years on this planet and have at least an idea of what you like and what you don’t. Remember, you don’t have to reinvent the wheel.

Discover what you are really passionate about and what you would change in your life or people’s lives. Think about what one thing you can do better than others, or how you could improve an existing problem.

I understand you need inspiration, but wasting a million days in a row jumping from one distracting website to another won’t help you find the idea of your life.

How do you make sure you’ve found that one single idea? Maybe Mark Cuban can help with his 12 Rules for Startups:

Don’t start a company unless it’s an obsession and something you love. If you have an exit strategy, it’s not an obsession.

3. YOU FOUND THE THING OF YOUR LIFE? GREAT! NOW DO ONE THING: START!

Stop the vicious cycle and just start. You will be impressed by how many people will contact you or will want to work with you once you begin. Scratch your idea onto a piece of paper (yes, just on a piece of paper) and walk out of your apartment. Talk to people.

By the way, get a life and stop that bullshit of, “What if they steal my idea?” Talk to as many people as you can. Let them steal it if they really will, but you will kick their ass.

Please also stop saying, “I need to find an investor.” How about making some sales first?

Maybe you will even realize you don’t need to give any share of your business to an investor. Even if you really need an investor, by making some sales, you will have a stronger hand to play.

4. NOW THAT YOU’VE STARTED, HERE IS WHAT YOU SHOULD REMEMBER EVERY SINGLE DAY: SAY NO TO OTHER IDEAS, KEEP DOING ONE THING, AND DO IT FU*KING WELL

Just because you started working on your idea doesn’t mean you won’t meet distractions along the way. Your mind will be about to explode with all the ideas you can apply to your business, the many features you can add to your product, etc.

Keep your focus. Say no to distracting ideas. If you keep doing that, another thing that will impress you will be the power of what you studied in your marketing book: word of mouth.

You will be truly impressed by the number of people coming back and asking for more work. Who cares about competition? You are just beating yourself. Isn’t that what matters in the end?

5. OH, BY THE WAY, STOP GIVIN A F*CK TO WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK.

If you are an entrepreneur because you want to prove other people that you are successful, then please go back to step one above. Make sure you are following your passion because you have a vision and you are out to change something in this world.

Otherwise, this will kill you. You will have difficulty focusing and you will keep being distracted because you won’t really be passionate about getting anything done.

Now what? Stop wasting your time reading this article and get your ass back to work.