To become a successful business proprietor, you must be aware that there are certain people and certain elements in your life and around you that have the tendency and potential to reduce your desire to be all you can be in the business world. These factors, if not properly monitored, and dealt with, can turn into dream killers.
Dream Killer #1: Your Family
Some of us are unfortunate to be born into a family where people just shoot down your brilliant ideas and dreams. There are countless stories of people who buried their visions because the family members, who should have been very supportive, only scoffed and ridiculed at their visions to make a difference.
To make it as a business person you must begin to identify members of your family and relatives who deflate your desire and dreams. Is it your father? Is it your mother? Is it your spouse? Who among your family is always quick to let you know you could not do something? Be alert for the dream killers in your household!
Dream Killer #2: Your Friends And Close Associates
Sometimes, your close friends and acquaintances could be potential dream killers if you do not show proper discernment and manage them right. Sometimes, you may have to take a stand and ignore your friends when you have a clear vision for your business.
The kind of friends and company you keep are very important in realizing your dreams. Psychologists have for long maintained that we tend to perform at about the same level of people who are around or close to us.
Dream Killer #3: Your Present Boss And Those In Authority Over You
Many visions of business have been prevented from seeing the light of day because of the jealousy and evil machinations of the people in authority over the dreamer. Most humans by nature feel threatened when those under them can see something they are not seeing.
The worst in humans come to the surface once somebody with the potential to take over their crown shows up. Most employers feel threatened when an employee starts showing signs of setting up for himself. Those in positions of dominance often try all they can to suppress and destroy the upstart. This is a fact that you can neglect to your eternal regret.
While it is honorable to leave your present employment properly, be wise as to know when to confide your vision of the new enterprise to your boss or those who in authority over you. Be particularly wary of those who may lose their hold or control over your talents. Do not be naïve. Nobody likes a challenge to their dominance and no employer likes to lose a good employee. No Leader likes to lose his most productive lieutenant. Many have trouble dealing with the fact that there former subordinate now desires to be on equal footing with them.
At first your employer, boss or overseer will dangle tempting carrots before you to keep you under the yoke of the wage system. They will often give you concessions or offer you pay increases or other perks to keep the status quo. Once that fails, almost invariably, the previously ‘sweet’ boss will bring out the stick. Once you announce your intention to start out on your own, do not count on the goodwill of your superior continuing.
Dream Killer #4: Your Fears.
Do not underrate yourself as your own most dangerous dream killer. Too often, dreams of enterprise have died because the dreamer allowed himself to succumb to the dreaded elements of fear, failure, frustration and fatigue.
Dream Killer #5: Your Failures
Your experience with failure is also another potential personal dream killer. There are no spectacular winners who have not lost been spectacular losers at some point in their careers. The difference between the ones whose dream died and the ones who made it big in the business world is their approach to failure. When you allow yourself to be overwhelmed by failure in your quest to be a Kingdompreneur, your dream may get killed without any help from satan.
Failure is never final until you choose to accept it as final. It is inevitable that you will experience some failure and some disappointments as you make your transition. You must be careful not to allow your little failures to kill the big dream.
Dream Killer #6: Your Frustrations
As you move on, some things may not move at the pace you expect it to. The sources of finance and marketing prospects you were promised before you stepped out may be slow in coming in. The profits or breakthroughs may not follow your carefully prepared and tested business plan. Frustration will rear its ugly head at some point. Frustration is part of the business world. Do not allow it to kill your dream. You must be optimistic that God will come through for you and make a way where there is not way.
Even when things look bleak, do not allow the spirit of frustration to win. When it looks like it will take forever for the breakthrough to come, hang in there and keep hope alive. Our ability to hope for the best when things look bleak is what separates us from the pack.
Dream Killer #7: Your Fatigue
Fatigue has played its fair share in destroying dreams of many would-be entrepreneurs. Sometimes we just get too tired to sustain our desire or be creative. As humans, we sometimes just get tired and give up on the dream. You must be vigilant. You are at your weakest mental and spiritual point when you are physically tired. Do not let fatigue kill your dream at a low point in your life or business.
Be sure to watch against burn-out. Do not overlook or neglect the benefits of exercise and relaxation. Sometimes we get too caught up in working so hard to make things happen that we allow ourselves to get fatigued to the point where the devil can get an in-road into our minds to kill the dream.
You must be careful not to make a major decision when you are tired or fatigued. Do not resign or pack it in during a moment of burn-out. Never decide to quit when you are tired. Anytime you are tempted to bury the dream, learn to Step away from it all for a while and consider your options and the implications of your decisions before you commit to them. Sometimes it is amazing how much better things can look after a good night’s rest. Watch out for the dream killed named fatigue!
To Your Success!
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