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Many successful entrepreneurs have been known to act even though they didn't feel 100% prepared. I believe this is one of the most important skills to becoming a successful business owner. Once you have an idea, take the first step toward completing it now, and figure out the details later. Those who have to wait until all their ducks are in a row will be stuck waiting forever.I will tell you a secret: the ducks will never all be in a row!The minute you get that last one in line, another one will pop out. It's imperative you go ahead and do your best with what you have now. At some point you will have to exit the learning stage and enter the doing stage. Don't get caught in the "analysis paralysis" of continuing to learn more and more. At some point you'll have to just pull the trigger, whether you have every possible contingency covered or not. After pulling the trigger is when the real learning will start, because then you can see where your shot actually went. It is no longer theory or discussion, it is actually happening. Only then, after actually taking the first shot, can you begin to correct your aim.When starting my first business, I was full of uncertainty and doubt. What did I know? I was barely an adult. I had read a little bit about incorporating, but I couldn't afford any actual legal advice. I didn't know how to pay business taxes. I didn't know if anyone would buy my product. I didn't know how to find customers. But after reading a little bit, I just decided to go for it, ready or not. The effect was dramatic. Experience is the best teacher. Sure, I made a few mistakes, but it wasn't anything I couldn't recover from. One of the best benefits of using "ready, fire, aim" is that you find out quickly whether your plan will work!It's time to realize and accept the fact that you will not be entirely prepared when you start your first business. So what? Do it anyway. No one is entirely prepared the first time. But they have the courage to act in spite of their fear, which is why they are successful today.
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Brian Armstrong is the author of Breaking Free: Fire Your Boss, Toss Your Alarm Clock, and Double Your Income with an Easy Transition into Self-Employment. He is an authority on how to create a successful Startup Company, and each week he shares the secrets of top business owners in his FREE Online Course, "Successful Entrepreneurship". Sign up now!
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