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Startups: How many times have you failed in your business startups?
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David Anttony, Serial Entrepreneur, IT focused answered:

Instead of looking at 'failure' let's look instead to what creates a successful project.

You will find that the best creators are those who can FEEL the CERTAINTY of a successful project before they start.

They will then take the STEPS to create success.

Each step they take will be taken with as sense of CERTAINTY - and if they lose that sense of CERTAINTY at any point on the project timeline - they will pause or change direction.

A powerful creator also knows this : CERTAINTY comes from being able to CLEARLY see what they want to create.

And in business terms the #1 tool that creates a CLEAR IMAGE for everyone is the business plan.

Most people think the business plan is just about getting the details on paper. WRONG - a business plan is so that you can CLEARLY SEE in your minds eye what you are creating in ALL the DETAIL that is needed at each stage of the project.

When you can SEE something clearly you feel a sense of CERTAINTY.

This clarity is what creates confidence and keeps you focused on all the points of importance.

So if you find you are failing - congratulate yourself - it means you are out of focus in some aspect of your project. Bring yourself back into focus and try again. But next time make sure you FEEL the sense of success and make sure you can SEE it before you take action. And make sure you are focused on EVERY important step ...

Keep having fun.

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