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GO OWN!:The Entrepreneur on a mission to success

Saturday, August 1, 2009
Live out your ideas, or risk not living at all
By Cortez Smith
Business & Politics Editor
SOTG Magazine

The entrepreneur with passion and organization is a mighty combination. Typically, however, you may find that they have either passion or organization. Ideas in this world come in abundance. God speaks to people in spirit, and thus we discover the birthplace of ideas.

Because a human being is a hybrid of spirit, mental, and physical entities, the passage of the idea from the spiritual to the physical is often times interrupted by a mentality that is not tuned in with the spirit.

It goes something like this: "I should create a new innovative type of flip flop that has style, is comfortable and durable. That's a good idea isn’t it? No no, that doesn’t make sense. No one is going to like that idea. No one would event think about buying that product."

That's what happens to a lot of people even here in the Nashville urban area. They were blessed with a tremendous idea that could lead them to unlocking the door that leads to all the things they need and desire, and what happens? That little insecure self gets in the way, disrupting the natural flow of human activity.

There is an Xhosa saying "once one has had a vision, they cannot return it. Have the vision and deliver the mandate. All who share in the vision can no longer ignore or turn their backs on it."

That's what every single entrepreneur needs to embrace. Believe in yourself, empower yourself; only then will the right people appear ready and willing to help you manifest your vision.

Passion is that emotion, which is so intense it cannot be suppressed. When you get that next idea, I encourage you to become passionate about it. Meditate upon the concept day and night. Allow yourself to become one with the idea. This is a natural process. Doing so is not work, and is definitely not difficult. That's why so many entrepreneurs have the passion it takes to be successful.

Now the key to ultimately putting your product or service on the map as a powerful brand is: maintaining a consistent ability to be organized. And it all starts with sitting down at your desk and beginning the process of depositing the ideas from your mind onto your paper to formulate your mission, your vision, and your goals.

Once you have done that, success is right around the corner. You simply have to remember not to let your mental come in conflict with your spiritual and everything will flow according to the divine plan that is destined for your life.