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88. Clear Steps to a Productive Mindset · The Kathie Owen Perspective Podcast

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  We're going to talk about having a productive entrepreneur mindset, a growth mindset.
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  And when you think about it, it requires that one is focused on achieving goals, being efficient with time and resources, and continuously learning and improving.
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  So what does it really take to run a successful business and what exactly is a growth mindset?As entrepreneurs we always have new ideas and innovations, but there's not just one way to enter those new virtues.
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  And that's good news.
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  Today, I'm going to give you eight clear steps on developing a productive entrepreneurship.
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  Mindset.
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  That can help you as a team member.
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  As a coach.
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  Solo preneur or just someone who wants to get more done in their day to day life.
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  You're listening to the Stop the Mind Screw Podcast.
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  I am your host, Kathie Owen.
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  I have been a certified fitness trainer and certified life coach since 2002.
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  On this channel, we talk about entrepreneurship having a growth mindset, fitness, Reality Transurfing and more.
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  And today we're talking about having a productive entrepreneur mindset.
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  So I'm going to jump right into it today.
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  We're going to discuss eight key elements of a productive entreprenuer mindset.
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  And I also want to invite you to download the mind map that goes with this episode and build off of that.
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  So a mindmap is very beneficial to just either take notes or keep it fresh in your mind.
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  And structure it in a way that our mind thinks you can find that mind map at kathieowen.com/mindmap.
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  Link will be in the show notes and the description.
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  So number one, we want to set clear goals.
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  Now, this may seem obvious, but as I mentioned in my episode last week on flow, these goals need to be set at an abstract and a granular level.
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  And I love setting goals on a mind map because this is the easiest way to start with the big goal and go down to the granular levels.
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  One of the best ways to explain settings goals is using the SMART goal method.
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  SMART is an acronym and it stands for setting specific, measurable, achievable.
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  Relevant and time bound goals.
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  These objectives are a good way to plan the steps to meet the longterm goals in your business plan.
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  This is the best way to have a clear understanding of what you want on a giant level and bring it down to the granular level.
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  And it'll also help you achieve them in a more structured manner.
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  Number two, prioritize your tasks.
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  As entrepreneurs, we only have a limited amount of time and resources.
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  However, if you're working from a place of flow, like I teach.
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  It feels like you have an unlimited amount of time and resources, because technically that is the case, but sometimes we get easily distracted and we're going to talk about distractions too, but you want to prioritize your tasks and we need to be able to prioritize our tasks and focus on the most important things that need to get done in order to achieve our goals.
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  I love notion for this.
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  But you can use any type of project management system, like Asana or Trello or Monday to help prioritize your tasks.
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  And these tools help us identify the most actionable steps to reach that big goal for today.
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  Using something like notion has made it so simple for me to break the big things down into small tasks that I can do on a daily basis.
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  It is entrepreneurial thinking for the long run.
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  And it also proves helpful in the longterm.
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  Number three being resourceful.
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  As entrepreneurs, we need to be able to find creative solutions to problems.
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  And make the most out of the resources we have available.
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  Entrepreneurship education is an ongoing process.
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  I'm going to repeat that.
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  Entrepreneurship education is an ongoing process.
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  Not only is entrepreneurship, an ongoing process, but so is being a team member.
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  So as being a coach, so as being a trainer, This, so is just living life in general.
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  Otherwise you're going to stagnate.
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  And we must make a conscious effort to try different things and make our little corner of the world a better place with our innovation and our creative mindset.
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  So we must be able to make a conscious effort to try different things and make our little corner of the world a better place with our innovation and our creative mindset.
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  I want to remind you here that you have a message that needs to be heard.
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  Whether you realize that or not.
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  I invite you to research that and get resourceful and learn where you can express your voice, your message.
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  That has to be out there in the world.
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  And try different things.Consciously try different things.
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  Because once you start trying different things, it makes for a more creative process.
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  It has proven wise for me to have an awesome mentor, like Joseph Rodrigues.
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  And Jasmine Star and even have support groups.
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  I like those found in Joseph Rodrigues live meetings every Friday at three o'clock.
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  Or a support group like social curator has, and I'll have links to both of those in the show notes and the description below, because I found them very resourceful.
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  And that's what we're talking about here.
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  And this has helped me stay focused and on track when there are so many different shiny objects out there to chase.
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  Number four, be adaptable.
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  The business landscape is constantly changing.
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  To create a thriving business it is helpful to adapt to new opportunities and challenges, and it takes critical thinking.
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  One of the best traits of being adaptable is the ability to re frame failure.
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  Let me repeat that because one of the very best traits you can have of being adaptable is the ability to re frame failure.
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  Failure is going to happen on this journey to success.
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  It is a given and when failure does happen, try to take a different perspective on it.
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  Don't accept the status quo.
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  Instead, step away and reframe the situation.
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  And this type of mindset will take you a very long way.
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  Way.
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  On this journey, and this is something that I coach and I teach to everybody from fitness to entrepreneurship because.
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  Failure is going to happen.
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  But when you frame it in a way that gives you a step and leverage in your success on your journey, it makes everything.
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  Adaptable and easily acceptable.
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  Number five continuously learn.
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  Entrepreneurs need to be willing to learn and improve in order to stay competitive.
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  And find new opportunities.
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  This is where masterminds are very, very helpful.
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  As entrepreneurs the journey can be a very lonely one, but I have found a common thread among small business owners that is helpful to bounce ideas off of others.
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  Another thing I enjoy doing continuously learning is reading books, listening to podcast episodes, and investing in courses to help improve my mindset on a daily basis.
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  I come up some with some of the best ideas by listening to the same podcast episodes or the same books over and over and over again.
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  And I learned something new every single time.
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  And talk about positive change.
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  It happens every single time.
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  Joseph Rodriguez has an entrepreneurship course that I highly recommend, and it is very reasonably priced too.
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  I might add.
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  Number six, stay disciplined and focused.
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  This one single thing can really hurt an entrepreneur.
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  And that is lack of focus.
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  And discipline.
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  Oftentimes we are met with hurdles to overcome, and the big idea that we have takes time.
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  It takes many small steps and procrastination can and will set in.
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  To counteract that.
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  Procrastination one must stay disciplined and focused.
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  And I highly recommend signing up for the 12 week virtue building program that I have.
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  It's free every week.
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  You get a new virtue to practice on and work on it's this.
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  It's built off of this same.
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  Program that Benjamin Franklin had that Napoleon hill studied and I include it in my free email system.
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  So you can just go sign up for that and get a new virtue every week to work on.
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  And one of those virtues is controlled attention.
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  And one of those is self-discipline.
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  And those to stay in this number six, you stay focused and disciplined.
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  In every mindset of a successful entrepreneur lies a focused and disciplined mind, whether you believe it or not, it's your belief.
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  That's going to take you there.
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  So I invite you to understand that your beliefs are what takes you there.
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  So when you rewrite those beliefs using the pruning shears of revision, like taught by Neville Goddard.
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  You will find you have discipline.
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  And you will find that you have focus it's in there.
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  When you have discipline, you have the following, you have a feeling of being in control of yourself.
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  You have higher rates of goal, achievement and success.
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  You're able to overcome addictions and procrastination.
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  Let me add this.
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  That took, overcome procrastination.
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  It takes action.
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  Even if it's a tiny step, that journey of a thousand miles starts with.
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  With a single step.
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  You'll feel more motivated towards your goals on a regular consistent basis and definitely have higher satisfaction.
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  With your accomplishments that you do have.
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  This not only creates a better life, but is also an indicator of a strong entrepreneurial mindset.
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  Entrepreneurs need to stay disciplined in staying focused on their goals and avoid distractions and develop the habit of executing and following through with the plan.
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  Number seven you'll cultivate a growth mindset.
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  A growth mindset is when entrepreneurs understand that their abilities can be developed.
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  The effort is your means to an end, not the end.
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  Entrepreneurs with a growth mindset, believe that their abilities and intelligence can be developed through hard work, dedication and learning from failure, which is crucial for any entrepreneur.
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  I'm going to repeat that.
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  Entrepreneurs with a growth mindset.
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  Believe.
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  That their abilities and intelligence can be developed through hard work Dedication and learning from failure.
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  The business world can be a tough place.And as a budding entrepreneur it is important to keep your mind focused on growth and not the failures that happen along the way.
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  And having a growth mindset is one of the best things you can give yourself.
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  Number eight building a strong support network.
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  Entrepreneurs need support and guidance and it is important to build a network of advisors mentors and peers.
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  Having a productive entrepreneurial mindset is important for achieving success in business.But it is also important to remember that it is a continuous process of learning and growth.For aspiring entrepreneurs this is one of the best things you can do to create an entrepreneurial mindset.
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  I thoroughly enjoy the insights i learn and my support networks and it has helped me tremendously in making those so-called difficult decisions of entrepreneurship become easy things and easy tasks.
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  So in conclusion having a productive entrepreneurial mindset is not always easy obviously.
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  If it was everyone would be doing it.
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  However these eight steps really proved beneficial when trying to prove to yourself that it is possible.
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  Number one set clear goals.
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  Number two prioritize your tasks.
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  Number three be resourceful.Number four be adaptable.
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  Number five continuously learn and improve.
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  Number six stay disciplined and focused.
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  Number seven cultivate a growth mindset.Number eight Build a strong support network.
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  And that's the final one but i want to add this little point because i created a mind map that goes with this episode and it has each of these eight points laid out.
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  And they're just laid out in the mind map to show you how to have a productive entrepreneurial mindset.
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  As a team member,as a coach, as a trainer these things are important for us to keep in mind because our mind is going to drift or like remember from outwitting the devil is going to drift But with that mind map what you can do is you can build off of it.
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  You can build off of where you need to work on setting clear goals.
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  That's number one.
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  Where you need to work on prioritizing your tasks.Where you need to work on being resourceful.
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  Or maybe you have some resources you can link in that mind map that you can refer back to.
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  And to become adaptable.
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  Maybe there's something that really hit the nail on the head that i said today and you can write that down in your mind map.
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  Or in your notes.And refer to that so that you come back to and go oh that's what i missed.
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  I'm not being adaptable to the situation.
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  Number five is to continuously learn and improve a mind map is so helpful with that and it's also helpful to teach as an entrepreneur to teach your clients or your friends or your Your prospects exactly what the steps are that we're going to take in this process Number six is stay disciplined and focused you can also identify in that mind map where am i staying disciplined where am i losing focus what does my day look like And next week i'm going to talk about having A good solid routine in your day and how the routines can help you.
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  And then build a strong support network maybe i mentioned something today like social curator or joseph rodriguez you may want to note those down in your mind map and build off of that.
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  And see what that takes you and where that takes you.
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  So having a productive entrepreneurial mindset is important for achieving success in business.But it's also important to remember that is a continuous Process of learning and growth.
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  And it also is not just for the entrepreneur like i said it's for the team member for the coach for relationships that you have in your life.
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  And just remember it's a continuing process of learning and growth.
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  Thank you for spending part of your day with me i trust that you found this helpful If you know someone who can benefit from this please share it with them.
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  And until next time i will see you next time peace out and Namaste.