Here are 3 Things I Think are Critical to Succeed in Business Ownership and/or Entrepreneurship

One thing that affects success at business ownership and entrepreneurship that gets mentioned almost in passing, is the ability to tolerate stress...

...or put another way: Resilience...

It's almost a cliche at this point: the business owner who's up late at night wondering if/how they'll make payroll...

I think this factor gets discounted or taken for granted...

People share memes and pictures about business ownership and stress on social media all the time...

But the reality is: to succeed in business ownership or entrepreneurship, you need to be able to handle a level of stress that is largely unknown and not experienced by many colleagues and peers in your industry...

That being said, I don't think that you have to be some sort of superhuman or "built differently" to be able to tolerate and even thrive under the stressors imposed by business ownership...

Here are 3 things that I believe can help anyone, but especially business owners, as they navigate the emotional rollercoaster of work & business ownership:

1) Get Clear on Your Values & Desired Future State

2) Prioritize Self-Care

3) Build a Support System, Ideally of Other Business Owners

Resilience isn't some innate quality that you're born with...sure, some people naturally tolerate more stress than others...

But resilience can be greatly improved or aided by arranging or building scaffolding around your life that helps support and mitigate the effects of stress…