The One Secret That Infopreneurs Must Master Before Becoming Successful…

Joshua

If you are at all like me, then you know some of the pains that are possible when trying to start your own small business.  Everything, I mean EVERYTHING seems to stand in the way of your success at one time or another.

There is one thing that all successful infopreneurs and small business owners have in common. It’s one thing that you MUST master before you can get from where you are now to where you want to be.

…but we will get to that in a minute.

Here are some things that keep entrepreneurs from reaching their goals:

• Relatives or loved 0nes that think you are chasing a pipe dream.
• Lack of sales or lack of customers.
• Naysayers in your product or industry niche that think what you are trying to accomplish can’t be done.
• Not being able to get started.
• Your goal will be HARD to accomplish.
• Not willing to make certain sacrifices to achieve what you really want.
• Getting STUCK on a certain part of your business development.

The list goes on and on.  However, there is one thing that will keep  you going during these really hard times and one thing that will allow you to get anything that you really want.

That thing is PERSISTENCE.

Persistence is the almost-magical trait that all successful entrepreneurs and small business owners have in common. It is the one thing that keeps pushing you forward when it looks like your idea won’t work in the short-while.

Failure and roadblocks can’t hold a candle to persistence, once the user has mastered it.

Sure, you might have a whole bunch of ideas that turn out to be complete failures, but persistence keeps you going to find the ONE idea that brings you success.

Sure, your original business plan may have NOTHING do with the route that you end up taking, but it’s persistence that grabs you by the hand and keeps pulling until you find the route that you were meant to follow.

You see, money and ideas like speed. Money and ideas only seem to stick with people that are willing to go to great lengths to deserve the outcome that these things can bring. It’s like a rite of passage that each entrepreneur needs to go through, a real test of willpower.

Here are a few tips that can help you develop your persistence:

1. When you hit a roadblock or huge setback, welcome it. This might sound a little crazy but think of it as the price of admission for success. If you have not yet hit your roadblock, then you are not pushing yourself enough.

2. When you feel like giving up, know that this has happened to EVERY successful person in history. This is the time when you are being tested for how serious you are about your idea. If you can slowly push through the setback then your persistence is showing through.

3. If you feel like your idea just won’t work and you want to give up, look inside. Is this inforpreneurial idea something that you are REALLY passionate about, or something that just seemed like a cool idea. You have to eat, sleep, and breathe this thing is you really want to be a rock star with your idea. Maybe it’s a sign that you need to take a different direction instead of giving up.

4. Fight no matter what. When a person that is close to you does not believe in you it can be very hard. This is the time to keep going. This is the time to fight for your success. When your product or service seems to be a dismal failure, even though you KNOW deep inside that it will work, this is the time to fight.

5. Develop a sense of humor about the whole thing. Remember that you are not going to die if you have a few setbacks. Remember that you MUST go through this to get to the other side. Remember that if you can see the humor in the situation, no matter how dark it can get, you can help pull yourself out of the hole.

6. Remember that you don’t have to do it alone. Network with other like-minded people. Swap ideas. Swap failure stories and explain how you coped with each situation. We are ALL going through it, so you might as well band together and punch through to the other side.

Persistence is the key. It is the one thing that you can do to make sure that you will succeed no matter what the universe decides to throw at your small business.

What are some things that you have encountered when trying to develop your own infopreneurial business? What did you encounter that was a true test of your persistence, between making it and throwing in the towel?

I’d love to hear about it.

-Joshua Black

Joshua Black is the creator of the Underdog Millionaire Blog. Having started over a dozen small businesses of his own in the last 15 years, he is small business consultant, copywriter, information marketer and permanent student of small business.  He is also the creator of the Ultimate Information Product Report.  You can also sign up for the daily Underdog Millionaire small business Tip Sheet and not only will you get a wealth of small business, marketing, and sales information, but you will also receive 5 FREE success books (including Napoleon Hill’s Think and Grow Rich). Click here to sign up.