Starting an online business can feel overwhelming, but with the right tools in your toolbox, it doesn’t have to be. I remember when I first started my business, I really didn’t know where to start. The biggest things that helped me early on were finding an online community of women I could learn from and ask questions, diving into the free training’s top coaches provided, and ultimately hiring a business mentor to guide my step-by-step with what I needed to do to grow my business.

That being said, you can do all the free training you want, and get the support you need, but there are also a few things outside of what training can teach you that will determine the longevity of your success.  

Grit

Running your own business is hard work. You will have really great days, and really shitty days - sometimes, if you’re really lucky, that roller coaster of emotions can happen in the same day. But if you let those really hard days get to you, you’ll throw in the towel REAL QUICK! Owning a business isn’t for the faint of heart. You have to have GRIT to keep moving on those hard days. You have to have the courage and strength to face the hard moments and work through them to GROW and come out the other side stronger. You have to look adversity in the eyes and challenge it. You CAN overcome it and those hard days will make you stronger and your business will grow because of them.

Determination 

Just like grit, determination and perseverance are key to success. You have to be flexible about your methods but determined to get to the outcome. When you set goals, you have to have unwavering faith that you will reach them and the determination to do whatever it takes to reach that goal. 

Ability to pivot 

You have to be able to PIVOT in business (sidenote: anyone else immediately think of the episode of Friends where Ross is moving the couch up the stairs as soon as you hear the word PIVOT? No, just me, cool). What was once working, may stop working at one point or another. Or, the year could be 2020 and COVID happens, then what? You have to be willing to adapt to the times and listen to the wants and needs of your target audience to be successful for the long-term. Blockbuster DIED because they didn’t PIVOT when things went to streaming. Be open and creative to new strategies as things change. 

Positive Mindset 

If I had to argue one of these four being more important than the others, it would be this one. A positive mindset is critical if you want to be successful in ANYTHING that you do. Guess what? Life sucks sometimes. And it’s how you choose to look at and approach the obstacles in front of you, whatever they may be big or small, that matters most. If you say to yourself “ugh no one has signed up for my freebie, it’s probably not even good, I’m not going to ever get a client” then guess what? YOU WON’T! You have to approach things with a “this is happening for me, not to me” attitude and you’ll always find a solution to the problem at hand.

If you have those 4 things mentioned above, you will find yourself with the winning framework to handle anything that comes your way in business. Because let me tell you, it’s a roller coaster of a ride, but also TOTALLY worth it! If you’re looking for more 1:1 support, I am filling ONE more 3-month coaching spot before I close up for the rest of the year. This is the LAST chance to get in at my current pricing before it increases Jan 1 and I move to only filling 6-month spots. Click here to book a discovery call.

Katelyn Hamilton is an Online Business Manager and Get Your Sh!t Together Strategist. She helps busy entrepreneurs organize, strategize and prioritize their business to go from overwhelmed to out-in-front.

After spending 6 years in the corporate world working with multimillion dollar companies, top-rated chefs and celebrities, she launched her own business to find more flexibility and freedom. She matched her corporate salary in just one year of starting her business.

Katelyn is also a wife, stepmom, dog mama of three furry friends, fitness lover, sports fanatic (Go Dawgs) and dreams of living at the beach.

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