1. Revisit your purpose
It’s important to constantly revisit the reason why you started your business. Make sure it’s still engaging. Decide if it needs to be altered or amended. Reflect on other compelling reasons for building your business. If you fail to do this at regular intervals, you can get hung up in the “what” and “how” of running your company and forget why you started it in the first place. Remember, if you have a strong “why,” you can get through any “what” and “how.” This process will keep your zealous tenacity engaged.
While revisiting your purpose, also reflect on the advantages of business ownership. Remember that boss who drove you crazy on your last job? Well, now you get to call the shots. You can create your own strategy. You can hire who you want. You can make changes quickly. You can fix things that don’t work. You can operate according to your own values. You can build equity in your business. And you can go to your kids’ soccer games and school assemblies. Reflecting on the advantages of ownership -- as opposed to being unengaged in a corporate structure -- will help keep your zealous tenacity alive.
