Ever think to yourself:
“I have this great idea for a Startup, the technical capability, and desire. I just don’t know how to evaluate the path forward to pursue my dream?”
Many of us have a stereotyped image of the startup entrepreneur as some grad school student living a Spartan existence to make their enterprise a success. That image is incorrect. Most of today’s would-be entrepreneurs are well-established professionals with significant responsibilities. There is the mortgage, the student loans, savings, tuition, professional responsibilities, and family-life. Those commitments will not allow them to live on a Raman Noodle diet without a paycheck while building their new enterprise.
So how to do it?
Do it by building a team and do NOT – “go it alone”.
To make your transition a reality, build a team that is “all-in” with you in achieving your success!
Who should be on your team?
Your roster should have players only concerned with your success and who will empower you to rigorously evaluate the challenges each step of the way.
One of those players must be a professional coach. Your coach will engage in a relationship solely focused on you pursuing your vision. Your coach will empower you to reflect, take on challenges, and hold yourself accountable throughout the journey. You will learn about yourself as you answers questions such as:
1. What is my vision?
2. What are my current capabilities?
3. What are the gaps between my current state and my ultimate goal?
4. How do I move from my current place to achieve my vision?
Ask successful professionals you know who they rely on to keep them progressing. Singers, executives, business professionals, and athletes all have coaches as a member of their team. Why? Because the only purpose of a coach is to focus on accelerating and maximizing a client’s performance.
Invest in yourself by hiring a coach as a member of your team and explore the possibilities of how to become the founder of your own startup.
