Being an entrepreneur takes more than just shaping ideas into reality. At the back-end of every success, there lies the passion and the strong drive that made everything possible. When an entrepreneur looks at their goal with motivation, they enable themselves to strive for the goal in fine fettle.
Your goal as an entrepreneur should not only focus on money. Thinking about money alone only brings out the worst in a person. It triggers unethical behavior and short-sighted vision. Your long-term goals and passion, among other things including money, should be affixed to your purpose as an innovator.
In order to deliver an eminent goal, an entrepreneur should adapt to certain habits. These habits turn every entrepreneur into a successful figure. Take note of these:
1. Surround yourself with people who share the same purpose
When you are building a team, you should search for that look in a person’s eye. Look if they are passionate— if they share the same purpose as you. Are they just playing along with your goals just to get that month’s worth of paycheck? Or do they really have the desire scorching in them?
The reason why most startup entrepreneurs fail is that they didn’t take action to build their dream. But for some who took action, they didn’t take the time to build the right team with a shared sense of vision. When your team shares the same passion as you, they will work just as hard in order to turn that common dream into reality.
2. Let your purpose shape your business plans
Give your people a list of impacts that their work has on the world. Let them feel their work’s essence and it will manifest in their output. The result becomes more honest when a goal is powered by motivation more than money. Your team will also try to exceed their own limitations in order to achieve the goal, if not surpass it.
Your team should have a wider vision full of intention and opportunities rather than just pursuing the golden calf. As stated by the International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health in their reports in job productivity, solely focusing on making a profit creates favoritism and a toxic work environment. It has led to burn out, bullying, harassment, and worse, damaged productivity. When a team changes its focus to collaboration from profit, it renders higher productivity. This will then lead to a huge return in company-wide profits. It’s just a cycle of success—as spearheaded by a motivated team.
3. Be creative in developing solutions
An entrepreneur is an innovator. The mutual characteristic of all the entrepreneurs out there is they are not afraid to think outside the box. Whatever the repercussions might be, their hands will try searching for a new tune instead of just conforming to the ordinary. Who would’ve thought that we could use our smartphones to grab a cab out of our door?
As technology progresses and the demands of people increase, the need for innovation is getting higher than ever. Entrepreneurs need to deliver creative solutions to day-to-day problems. Having a sense of creativity speeds up productivity and it gives rise to new ideas and collaboration. Your team also feels as though they are of contribution to the world. This increases employees’ work satisfaction because they feel happier when they are productive.
4. Match their skills with job roles
Ever feel like your talents are being wasted and your productivity is not at its peek? It’s because your job role doesn’t match to your skills. Instead of pitting your employees against each other, diversify the roles according to their skills.
If you expect your goal to be successful, you must see to it that your employees are happy with what they are doing. Assess your employees well and find their forte. When hiring for employees, ensure that you do not make the same mistake that most corporations make. Fit your employee’s niche in a position where they will grow and thrive. They will surely try their best to work harder for it when a person is assigned to a task that is based on their existing talents. Don’t settle for mediocrity by putting your employees in a box where they don’t belong.
5. Show how business affects the world
Reinforce the importance of business to everyone including the end-users and the lives of fellow workers. For instance, let them know how social media helped you meet new people that co-founded the business you are working on. It makes the importance of your work real to you and your team. Furthermore, it establishes an inherent motivation for the team in order to achieve the goal for a greater cause.
It comes down to the matter of incorporating motivation instead of building something merely for profit. Use money as an incentive and not as the objective. A business is more likely to thrive when the intention is clean.